In a clear moment, one of the former Indian opener and the most disastrous batsman has seen cricket, Virender SehwagReminds a dramatic confrontation with the then Indian coach Greg chapelSehwag’s revelation provides a rare insight into a controversial relationship between the two and highlights the high pressure environment of the Indian dressing room during the Chapel’s tenure.
Virendra Sehwag opens on the forgotten clash with Greg Chapel
During The Life Savers Show, Vernder at a time when he was undergoing a thick patch, Chapel criticized his batting technique and questioned his footwork. Sehwag felt Rahul Dravid To step into and separate both. Before Sehwag went out to bat, Chapel warned of the demolition when he failed. Sehwag replied in the best possible way – scored 184 runs by the end of the second session – and later asked Dravid to keep the coach away from him.
“Yes, the words of Greg Chapel once hurt me. When I told me, I was passing through a thick patch,” If you don’t take your feet, you won’t score runs. “ I answered‘Greg, I have scored more than 6,000 runs with more than 50 average.’ But he rejected by saying this‘Doesn’t matter.’ This led to a warm argument, and Rahul Dravid had to take steps to separate us. Later, as I was going out to bat, Greg warns me‘Make sure you score, or I will leave you.’ By the end of the second session, I had 184 runs in the name. After that, I told Dravid, “Tell your coach not to come to me,” Sehwag remembered,
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Sehwag’s exchange with chapel reflects the tension of the era
The confrontation between Sehwag and Chapel was more than just a hot dressing room exchange. This exposed the major conflicts of the Chapel era, where the players often felt under pressure and the clashes of ideas continue to occur. Sehwag’s response to the field showed his character’s strength and his ability to talk to the bat. His 184 runs pose a threat to Vijay and silenced the doubt about his place in favor. This phenomenon reminds how flexibility and performance can increase conflict in the most difficult stages of career.
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