‘If I hit a six, I will hit you with the bat’ When Sachin lost his temper in the middle of the field, the batsman got angry and then…

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New Delhi. Virender Sehwag played a historic inning of 309 runs in Multan. This is one of the best innings in the history of Indian cricket. Due to this innings, he was named ‘Sultan of Multan’. Sehwag created a stir by scoring a triple century in the first test match on Pakistan tour in 2004. He became the first Indian to score a triple century in Test. He achieved this feat in 364 balls. During this time, he along with his idol Sachin Tendulkar made a partnership of 336 runs for the third wicket. Sehwag has many times shared many anecdotes about his time spent with Tendulkar on the field, in the dressing room, during team dinners and during travel.

Virender Sehwag told in an exclusive interview with News 18 India a year ago that how Sachin (Sachin Tendulkar) had once threatened to hit him with the bat. Recalling the Multan Test match, Sehwag said, ‘When he (Tendulkar) came to the crease after Rahul Dravid was out. I was playing after scoring 120 runs at that time. Immediately after his arrival, I sent Saqlain Mushtaq’s ball over long on and out of the boundary for a six. The fielder tried to catch but he failed. The master came to me with a bat and said that if you hit a six now, I will pull you out and hit you with the bat. When I reached the score of 295, I said that if Saqlain comes to bowl now, I will step him out and hit a six on the very first ball.

9 years younger in age, got married after religious conversion, who is that Kangaroo cricketer who has Pakistani blood in his veins?

Who is that 22 year old boy? Who got a place in Team India for the first time, throws the ball at a speed of 156.7 KM/H.

‘Are you crazy?’
Sachin Tendulkar told Virender Sehwag are you crazy? You will become the first Indian to score 300 runs. I said that till date no Indian has even scored 295. I am the first Indian. He went away calling me crazy. Then when Saqlain was brought into the attack, I went ahead and hit a six and completed my triple century. After this, I could see more happiness on Sachin’s face than mine.

The fear of Australia was troubling Sachin
Thanks to this inning of Sehwag, India declared the first innings at 675 runs for 5 wickets. After this, the Indian team won the Multan Test by an innings and 52 runs. This innings of Sehwag was recorded in the golden pages of history. This innings is known for its aggression and fearlessness. At that time, Pakistan’s bowling attack included dangerous bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammed Shami and Saqlain Mushtaq. Sehwag said that before the Multan Test, we had gone on Australia tour in 2003. Then I hit some sixes off Simon Katich and reached 195 runs. To reach 200 runs, I tried to hit him another six and I was out. We lost that test. Veeru said that Sachin was afraid that just like he was out in Australia while trying to hit a six, he might get out here too. Because he said that because of you we had lost there.

Sachin-Sehwag opened the ODI and scored 3919 runs.
The opening pair of Sachin-Sehwag has scored 3919 runs in ODI. Virender Sehwag played his last international match in the year 2013. He has scored 8,586 runs in 104 Test matches while he has scored 8,273 runs in 251 One Day International matches. He has 394 runs in his name in 19 T-20 matches.

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