New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): Former flamboyant Indian opener Virender Sehwag revealed that dropping towards Pakistan made him lose his cool, as a brand new chapter within the heated rivalry is ready to unfold between the 2 arch-rivals throughout the much-debated conflict on the Asia Cup on September 14.
Sehwag has performed a few of his most harmful knocks towards Pakistan’s famed tempo assaults whereas opening for India.
The 46-year-old made 42 matches and boasts a median of fifty.65, however most of his outings have resulted in defeat. He has received 17 and stood on the dropping facet 21 occasions, one thing that makes him lose his cool.
‘Whenever you lose towards Pakistan. So I might lose my focus. I might lose my temperament and every part,’ Sehwag stated in a video posted by Sony Sports Network on X.
When India final visited Pakistan in 2008, chaos ensued in Karachi when Sehwag stepped on the crease to gun down a frightening 300-run goal. He pushed the accelerator button and walloped 119 from 95 deliveries at a rollicking strike charge of 125.26, laced with 12 boundaries and 5 towering maximums.
He singlehandedly did the vast majority of the work to pave India’s option to a cushty six-wicket victory with 47 balls to spare. Remarkably, Sehwag pulled off the outstanding spectacle whereas being on a quick.
‘I used to be on a quick that day. On an empty abdomen. I needed to rating runs to fulfill that starvation,’ Sehwag stated whereas recalling that innings.
In the upcoming version of the Asia Cup, India is positioned in Group A alongside the UAE, Pakistan and Oman. India will start its marketing campaign on September 10 towards the UAE. On September 14, India will sq. off towards its arch-rival Pakistan and end the group stage marketing campaign towards Oman on September 19 in Abu Dhabi.
India squad for the Asia Cup: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, and Rinku Singh. (ANI)