Former Team India spinner Piyush Chawla took a cheeky dig at his former Indian national cricket teammate Virender Sehwag. Sehwag, who was known for his fearless batting approach, repeatedly mentioned that he did not consider off-spinners as bowlers, as he would pick them easily.
In a cricket discussion on Star Sports’ Cheeky Singles, where two former India spinners Piyush Chawla and Ravichandran Ashwin were present as guests, one of the topics of discussion was Virender Sehwag’s comments on off-spinners. On many occasions the former opener said, ‘I do not consider off-spinners as bowlers.’
Piyush Chawla said that off-spinner is the bowler who takes the most wickets.
On this note, Piyush Chawla highlighted that the bowler who took the most wickets in international cricket, Muttiah Muralitharan, was an off-spinner. The Sri Lankan cricket legend has taken a total of 1,347 international wickets across all formats, which is the record for most wickets in international cricket.
Chawla also pointed out that two of the top wicket-takers for the Indian national cricket team are former off-spinners – Ravichandran Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh. Going a step further, Piyush Chawla jokingly said that Sehwag’s son Vedant also bowls off-spin. Virender Sehwag’s younger son is actually an off-spin bowler.
“Brother, the world’s highest wicket-taker is an off-spinner: Muralitharan. For India, there are two off-spinners in the top three. If he doesn’t consider off-spinners as bowlers, his son also doesn’t bowl off-spin,” Piyush Chawla said in a Star Sports episode when a host asked, “It’s a very famous thing that we all know that Virender Sehwag doesn’t consider off-spinners as bowlers. I want to ask about leg spinners.” Here. What do you have to say about this?”
Ravichandran Ashwin considered Virender Sehwag a good off-spinner
Following Chawla’s comments, Ravichandran Ashwin further mentioned that Sehwag himself was an off-spinner and a good off-spinner.
Sehwag enjoyed modest success for the Indian cricket team in all formats with his spin bowling skills. The former cricketer, mostly remembered for his aggressive batting, took 40 wickets in 91 Test innings and 96 wickets in 146 ODI innings. In Whites, he also achieved the figures of 4 wickets once and 4 wickets once in ODIs.
Piyush Chawla explains why Virender Sehwag was successful against spinners
Piyush Chawla said that due to Sehwag’s aggressive batting style, the bowlers felt extra pressure against him. Since there was no place to hide, Sehwag picked out not only the off-spinners but also the bowlers with ease; The Delhi-born player did not really consider any spinner as a bowler.
In support of Chawla’s comments, Ravichandran Ashwin took the dominant Sunil Narine as an example and said that when most batsmen had a habit of staying under their shells, Sehwag stepped up and scored a double century against West Indies in Indore, following Sunil Narine as a mystery spinner.
Piyush Chawla takes a cheeky dig at Virender Sehwag on viral comment
Former Team India spinner Piyush Chawla took a cheeky dig at his former Indian national cricket teammate Virender Sehwag. Sehwag, who was known for his fearless batting approach, repeatedly mentioned that he did not consider off-spinners as bowlers, as he would pick them easily.
In a cricket discussion on Star Sports’ Cheeky Singles, where two former India spinners Piyush Chawla and Ravichandran Ashwin were present as guests, one of the topics of discussion was Virender Sehwag’s comments on off-spinners. On many occasions the former opener said, ‘I do not consider off-spinners as bowlers.’
Piyush Chawla said that off-spinner is the bowler who takes the most wickets.
On this note, Piyush Chawla highlighted that the bowler who took the most wickets in international cricket, Muttiah Muralitharan, was an off-spinner. The Sri Lankan cricket legend has taken a total of 1,347 international wickets across all formats, which is the record for most wickets in international cricket.
Chawla also pointed out that two of the top wicket-takers for the Indian national cricket team are former off-spinners – Ravichandran Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh. Going a step further, Piyush Chawla jokingly said that Sehwag’s son Vedant also bowls off-spin. Virender Sehwag’s younger son is actually an off-spin bowler.
“Brother, the world’s highest wicket-taker is an off-spinner: Muralitharan. For India, there are two off-spinners in the top three. If he doesn’t consider off-spinners as bowlers, his son also doesn’t bowl off-spin,” Piyush Chawla said in a Star Sports episode when a host asked, “It’s a very famous thing that we all know that Virender Sehwag doesn’t consider off-spinners as bowlers. I want to ask about leg spinners.” Here. What do you have to say about this?”
Ravichandran Ashwin considered Virender Sehwag a good off-spinner
Following Chawla’s comments, Ravichandran Ashwin further mentioned that Sehwag himself was an off-spinner and a good off-spinner.
Sehwag enjoyed modest success for the Indian cricket team in all formats with his spin bowling skills. The former cricketer, mostly remembered for his aggressive batting, took 40 wickets in 91 Test innings and 96 wickets in 146 ODI innings. In Whites, he also achieved the figures of 4 wickets once and 4 wickets once in ODIs.
Piyush Chawla explains why Virender Sehwag was successful against spinners
Piyush Chawla said that due to Sehwag’s aggressive batting style, the bowlers felt extra pressure against him. Since there was no place to hide, Sehwag picked out not only the off-spinners but also the bowlers with ease; The Delhi-born player did not really consider any spinner as a bowler.
In support of Chawla’s comments, Ravichandran Ashwin took the dominant Sunil Narine as an example and said that when most batsmen had a habit of staying under their shells, Sehwag stepped up and scored a double century against West Indies in Indore, following Sunil Narine as a mystery spinner.
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