Chance for me to thrash Brett Lee: Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag wasn’t orthodox in his stroke-play, yet tasted most of his success in Test cricket. He didn’t mind throwing the kitchen sink at everything. The fact that he ended with a strike-rate of 82.23 in the longest format at the highest level manifested the threat he posed to the opposition. The Nawab of Najafgarh is now all set to make a return to the cricket field.

The 40-year-old will be a part of the Road Safety World Series, scheduled to be played in Mumbai and Pune from February 2 to 16, next year. The tournament will mostly aim to promote road safety and a total of 110 retired international cricketers have confirmed their participation in the league.

Acchi khasi pitai karunga: Virender Sehwag

Meanwhile, Sehwag is eyeing to face Brett Lee, who’s set to feature in the series. Sehwag will be getting chance to open the batting for the India Legends with Sachin Tendulkar. The Delhi-born reckons that Lee didn’t bowl to him at his peak and now it’s a chance for him to thrash the pacer.

“I am really excited to get a chance again to open the innings with Tendulkar. Also excited to face Brett Lee. He [Lee] may have not experienced that big hitting when he was at his peak, but now this is a chance for me to thrash him. ‘Acchi khasi pitai karunga’,” Sehwag was quoted as saying to mid-day on the sidelines of the World Series launch yesterday.

Sehwag had reasonable rune while facing the Aussie attack. In Tests, he had scores of 195, 155 and 151 against them at an average of 41.38. In ODIs and T20Is though, the veteran couldn’t shine as much as he would’ve liked to, having a modest average of 21.68 and 8.20 respectively.

In the World Series, Sehwag will play under the leadership of Tendulkar. The tournament will feature six teams- India Legends, Australia Legends, South Africa Legends, Sri Lanka Legends and West Indies Legends. The league will have a total of 10 league matches where teams will play against each other after which a final would be played. The organizers seem to have gotten a nod from the BCCI last year.

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