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MUMBAI: Former India fly-half Virender Sehwag has claimed that if wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant completes 100 appearances in Test cricket, his name will be written in the history books forever.
Pant rose to prominence due to his exploits in T20 cricket. But of late he has been a force to be reckoned with in Test cricket, amassing 1,920 runs in 30 games at an average of 40.85, including four centuries and nine half centuries.
In India’s last Test mission, a two-game home series against Sri Lanka in March, Pant, 24, made 185 carries at a strike rate of 120.12, including 50 28 balls, the fastest by an Indian batter, on the second day. of the pink balloon test in Bangalore.
“If he continues to play more than 100 Tests, his name will forever be etched in the history books. Only 11 Indian cricketers have achieved this feat, and everyone can remember these 11 names,” said said Sehwag on an upcoming episode of Home of Heroes on Sports18, which airs Friday at 7 p.m.
Sehwag himself had been one of the most destructive players to feature in Test cricket, compiling 8586 runs, averaging 49.34 at an astonishing strike rate of 82.23, barring 8273 in the ODI at 35.05 with a strike rate of 104.33.
It is no surprise that Sehwag still believes that Test cricket will remain the ultimate format of the game in the future despite the T20 format proving more popular and more lucrative.
“In my humble opinion, Test cricket is the ultimate cricket. Why does Virat Kohli insist so much on playing Tests? He knows that if he plays 100-150 or even 200 Tests, he will be immortalized in the record books.”
Sehwag is also remembered for his penchant for hitting the boundary on the first ball, which he did five times during the 2011 World Cup winning campaign.
Asked about it, he remarked: “Many, including (Sachin) Tendulkar, told me that I had planned to hit the first ball against the fence, but I never did. I would be ready to hit the first ball, thinking it would more often be a releaser or a warm-up performance (by the bowler).”
Pant rose to prominence due to his exploits in T20 cricket. But of late he has been a force to be reckoned with in Test cricket, amassing 1,920 runs in 30 games at an average of 40.85, including four centuries and nine half centuries.
In India’s last Test mission, a two-game home series against Sri Lanka in March, Pant, 24, made 185 carries at a strike rate of 120.12, including 50 28 balls, the fastest by an Indian batter, on the second day. of the pink balloon test in Bangalore.
“If he continues to play more than 100 Tests, his name will forever be etched in the history books. Only 11 Indian cricketers have achieved this feat, and everyone can remember these 11 names,” said said Sehwag on an upcoming episode of Home of Heroes on Sports18, which airs Friday at 7 p.m.
Sehwag himself had been one of the most destructive players to feature in Test cricket, compiling 8586 runs, averaging 49.34 at an astonishing strike rate of 82.23, barring 8273 in the ODI at 35.05 with a strike rate of 104.33.
It is no surprise that Sehwag still believes that Test cricket will remain the ultimate format of the game in the future despite the T20 format proving more popular and more lucrative.
“In my humble opinion, Test cricket is the ultimate cricket. Why does Virat Kohli insist so much on playing Tests? He knows that if he plays 100-150 or even 200 Tests, he will be immortalized in the record books.”
Sehwag is also remembered for his penchant for hitting the boundary on the first ball, which he did five times during the 2011 World Cup winning campaign.
Asked about it, he remarked: “Many, including (Sachin) Tendulkar, told me that I had planned to hit the first ball against the fence, but I never did. I would be ready to hit the first ball, thinking it would more often be a releaser or a warm-up performance (by the bowler).”
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