Former opener Virender Sehwag recently recalled an incident with Team India’s head coach Greg Chappell during his play days. Sehwag said that Chapel criticized his batting technique during a thick patch in his career, stating that the then skipper Rahul Dravid intervened to stop the confrontation.
Greg Chappell served as India’s head coach from May 2005 to March 2007. Men faced controversies in Blue, including clashes with the then Captain Sourav Ganguly during Chapel’s tenure. Chappell ended his term on a low note with India in the group stage of the 2007 ODI World Cup.
Greg Chappell’s words once hurt me – Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag said that the words of Greg Chappell hurt him. Sehwag said that he had a hot argument with the chapel. Rahul Dravid intervened to calm the situation. He scored 184 runs in that innings and later asked Dravid to keep Chappell away from him in future.
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“Yes, Greg Chappell’s words once hurt me. I was undergoing a little thick patch. He told me,” If you don’t take your feet, you won’t score runs. ” I replied, ‘Greg, I have scored more than 6000 runs with more than 50 average.’ But he said, “It doesn’t matter.” We had a bad argument, “Virender Sehwag Said,
“Then Rahul Dravid came and stepped to separate us. Later, when I was going to bat, Greg said,” Make sure you score, or I will leave you. ” By the end of the second season, I scored 184 runs.
Virender Sehwag’s performance for India in international cricket
Virender Sehwag played an international career for 15 years. He is the only Indian to score two triple century in Test cricket. The batsman scored 8,586 runs in 104 tests, which includes only 50 and 32 centuries and 32 half -centuries at a strike rate of 83.
Sehwag scored 8,273 runs in 251 ODI matches at an average of 35.05 and a strike rate of 104.33, including 15 centuries and 38 half -centuries. He played 19 T20i and scored 394 runs at an average of 21.89 and a strike rate of 145.39, including two half -centuries.
The experienced opener was known for his aggressive style and attacked the bowlers with the first ball, with extraordinary hand-eye coordination. He shared the inauguration with Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, which starts explosives in limited over cricket to India.
Greg Chappell, Australia’s biggest batsmen
Greg Chappell is widely considered one of Australia’s finest and most elegant batsmen. He scored over 7,000 runs at an average of 53.86, including 24 centuries and 31 centuries. Chappell scored more than 24,000 runs in first -class cricket, including 74 centuries.
Apart from red-ball cricket, Chapel also performed well in the early days of Odis, scoring 2,331 runs at an average of 40.18. He was one of the few batsmen who scored under constant circumstances.
Chappell also led Australia as captain in 48 Tests, won 21 and lost 13 matches. After retiring as a player, he turned to coaching, the most controversial with India from 2005 to 2007 with his tenure.
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