Sehwag The Great
'Verandah' Sehwag
I logged onto cricinfo to check on the days events and saw that Virender Sehwag had scored 284*. I thought ‘bloody ‘ell, that’s pretty good!’, so I went and watched the highlights and, yes it was good. It was amazing.
Sehwag dispatched every bowler to every corner of the ground, he didn’t care who it was; Muttiah Murali and even Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanga Welegedara were sent to all corners of the ground. It is clear to him that all that matters is the next ball.
I then went on to discover that this was his 12th knock in excess of 150, and now has five of the 10 fastest double-centuries in history, including three of the first four.
It is also a realistic possibility that Sehwag will beat Brian Lara’s 400 runs in single test innings record – he is 116 runs short of the magical 400 mark.
I must admit, I am no expert on Indian cricket, nor am I interested in their players, but after today, Virender Sehwag is certainly a stand-out name. Even so, it still isn’t standing out as far as Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanga Welegedara is.
