New Delhi. Former explosive opener of the Indian cricket team, Virender Sehwag is known for his outspoken style. When this great man came down to the 22-yard strip to bat, the bowlers used to tremble. He knew very well that if he made any mistake then there was no scope for escape from it. During his cricket career, Veeru defeated many of the best bowlers in the world. He did not play according to the situation of the match. His style of playing was different. Recalling his visit to Pakistan, 'Nawab of Najafgarh' Sehwag had told in an interview how the shopkeepers in the market of Lahore had given him great hospitality. Veeru had done a lot of shopping then but no shopkeeper took even a penny from him.
Virender Sehwag told in an interview in 2023, 'When we went on Pakistan tour, the security that was given to the President there was the same security that our team also got. I was going to get married after the Pakistan tour. When I started coming back from Pakistan, from Lahore. So I wanted some ladies suits and some ladies shoes. I went to the market there with the police. When I went there and bought shoes and suits, then when I started paying money to the shopkeepers, those shoes and suit sellers did not take money from me.
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'Not a single penny was taken from me'
Sehwag further said about the Lahore Market incident during his Pakistan tour, 'When the shopkeepers in Lahore refused to take money, I told them to give me one or two for free because I want 30-35. But he said no sir, this is your shop. So I brought 30 to 35 shoes and suits for my mother, sister, aunt and uncle. He did not take even a penny from me.
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Sehwag narrated this story from the Pakistan tour of 2003-04. He told that we had received a lot of love from the people there. Those people looked at us like guests. When the Pakistan team also came to India last year to play the 2023 ODI World Cup, the Pakistani players looked elated with the hospitality here. Indian fans, paparazzi and journalists welcomed him warmly. Pakistani players praised India's hospitality on a public platform.
Sehwag holds the record for scoring the fastest triple test century
Sehwag holds the record for scoring the fastest triple century in Test cricket. He is the first Indian to score two triple centuries in Tests. He played an inning of 309 runs in the Multan test match. After which he came to be known as the Sultan of Multan. Viru has also scored a triple century in the Test against South Africa. He made the record of scoring the fastest triple century in 278 balls, which no one has been able to break even after 200 years.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 11, 2024, 08:01 IST
