Virender Sehwag reveals how he frustrated Sachin in 2011

Virender Sehwag has revealed how he once frustrated the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar while batting in the middle. The camaraderie between the two is a known fact to the cricketing world. As an opening pair, they were a nightmare for the opposition bowlers in One Day Internationals. Now, despite being retired, this is one partnership that has continued even off the field. Recently, Sehwag had also expressed his desire to be called as ‘God of Cricket’ like his batting partner.

However, both are now enjoying their time off the field after serving Indian cricket for more than a decade together. While Sachin has invested his time in different ventures by owning the teams in other sports like Football and Kabaddi, the Nawab of Najafgarh has kept his fans busy on social media with his witty tweets. The Mumbai batsman is also the part of Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) which appointed Ravi Shastri as the head coach of the Indian team in the recent past.

Sehwag reveals the funny incident

In a free-wheeling chat with Vikram Sathaye on the show ‘What The Duck’, Sehwag revealed how he annoyed Tendulkar with his singing while the two were batting together. He recalled the funny sequence of events which frustrated the little master and finally scolded Sehwag for not listening to him during the match against South Africa during ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011.

“Once Sachin paaji and I were batting together against South Africa in 2011. I felt that my focus was not there so I started humming a song and I played the entire first over humming the song, giving a good start. From the other end, paaji came and we met at the middle of the pitch and punched each others’ gloves. He said something but I kept humming the song,” he told Sathaye.

“This happened for 4-5 overs. He would come say something and I would just shake my head and keep humming the song. After that he came up to me and said talk to me but I still kept humming the song. After another over, he told me don’t be selfish talk to me. So I finally said that I am in a good rhythm, so let me be in that rhythm. I am singing a song, I am playing well, the partnership is good but he said still talk a little. I said yes but I failed to do that so after that he scolded me a lot,” he continued laughing on the incident.