The history of cricket has never ever seen a batsman like Virender Sehwag.
He’s a Big Blaster like the Big Bang itself and a Vehemently Virulent Viru for the bowlers.
He’s the only player in the history of Tests to have a strike rate of 80+ and a batting average of 50+.
He’s the only player in the history of ODIs to have a strike rate of 100+ and a batting average of 35+.
Add the two to understand the very exclusive Club of One that he inhabits.
And of course, he has his very own logic…
Very Good Logic: In Tests, give the first hour to the bowlers, then the next five hours are yours.
Viru Good Logic: If I take the first hour, then the next five automatically become mine!
Very Good Logic: Higher the strike rate, lower the batting average, so bat steadily.
Viru Good Logic: Higher the strike rate, more the runs scored per hour. More the runs means higher the batting average, so bat like mad!
Very Good Logic: Flighting the ball increases the chances of getting caught out.
Viru Good Logic: Flighting the ball increases the chances of the ball going out of the ground, thereby minimizing the fielders’ chances of even touching the ball!
Very Good Logic: Show a good ball some respect.
Viru Good Logic: Ha! Main usko salaam karke hi ground ke bahar bhejta hu!
Very Good Logic: Everyone gets stuck in the Nervous Nineties.
Viru Good Logic: Nervous? Woh kya hota hai? Nineties? Maaf kijiye, main jyaada der waha rukta nahin hu isisliye uske bare main mujhe koi idea nahin hai!
Very Good Logic: There are some pitches where it is difficult to score freely.
Viru Good Logic: Abbe! Batsman ball ko maarta hai ya pitch ko???
Very Good Logic: Singles are very important to rotate the strike.
Viru Good Logic: 4s and 6s are very important to rotate the bowlers!
Very Good Logic: An old ball will start reversing, so be careful.
Viru Good Logic: An old ball should be sent out of the stadium, so the opposition will be forced to take a replacement ball that doesn’t reverse!
Very Good Logic: Records are meant to be broken.
Viru Good Logic: Your experts’ silly rules and logic are meant to be broken!
© Sunil Rajguru