“Have A Boring Birthday”: Sachin Tendulkar Explains Reason Behind Strange Wish For Virender Sehwag | Cricket News

Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag turned 45 on Friday. Wishes began pouring in from all corners for the ex-India opener and among the many most particular ones was the want from his former batting associate and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. He wished Sehwag to have a boring birthday. Tendulkar expressed the rationale behind it by saying that Sehwag does precisely reverse to what he asks him to do. “When I once told him to go slow and stay on the crease, he said, ‘ok’ and then smashed the very next ball for four. Happy birthday to the man who likes to do exactly the opposite of what I say. So, I am going to say, please have a boring birthday, Viru,” wrote Tendulkar on X, previously Twitter.

When I as soon as informed him to go gradual and keep on the crease, he mentioned, “ok” after which smashed the very subsequent ball for 4. Happy birthday to the person who likes to do precisely the other of what I say.
So, I’m going to say, please have a boring birthday, Viru. pic.twitter.com/i45fSXvvtV

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 20, 2023

Sehwag amassed a complete of 8,586 runs from 104 Tests he performed at a mean of 49.34 in addition to additionally scoring 8,273 runs from 251 ODIs. The former opener additionally appeared in 19 T20Is for India, accumulating 394 runs.

Sehwag constructed an unbelievable profession out of persistent pursuit of boundaries and a aptitude for smashing them. With minimal footwork however great willpower, he piled Test runs at a sooner tempo than anybody within the historical past of cricket. Bowlers have been assured of their probabilities towards a batter who performed so many strokes; it is merely that Sehwag was much more assured in his probabilities towards them.

At his peak, the ‘Nawab of Najfgarh’ was a threatening presence along with his robust cuts and cracking drives. With his zeal and ferocious method to scoring runs shortly, he developed an unbelievable profession.

The cricketer went on to amass over 16,000 runs for India throughout all codecs, cementing his place in Indian cricket’s pantheon.

(With ANI Inputs)