Virender Sehwag
Former India explosive opener Virender Sehwag selected the all-time Top-5 batsmen of the ODI format. He has given place to many veterans including Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, AB de Villiers as expected in this list. But the ranking of these top 5 batsmen is quite fun. The top-2 players are Indians in this list, while the remaining three players are foreigners.
Virender Sehwag’s top five ODI batsmen list
Sehwag has first selected former West Indies opener Chris Gayle on number-5. Regarding Gayle, he said, “I remember in 2002-03, the West Indies team visited India and Chris Gayle scored three centuries in the 6 match series. He had beaten our bowlers so much, which has no account. In international cricket, I saw first players who used to hit sixes in front of the backfoot. ”
The former Dhakad opener has given place to AB de Villiers, known as Mr. 360 on No. 4. Describing the reason behind choosing ABD, Sehwag said that I used to give my bat to D Villiers to play. I loved De Villiers’ 360 games. At number three, he has given place to Inzamam ul Haq of Pakistan. Sehwag described him as Asia’s biggest batsman of ODI cricket. He said that I loved Inzamam’s ability to control the match. He used to ease the required run rate of 7-8 at that time.
Sehwag puts this batsman on top
Sehwag put the Lord of cricket Sachin Tendulkar on number-2. Sehwag said, “Sachin has been my role model. If I am sitting here and speaking about cricket, then it is only because of Sachin Tendulkar. From the 1992 World Cup, I started watching them, he used to bat in TV and I used to copy them outside. While walking on the ground with them, it seemed that you were going with the lion in the forest. ”
At the same time, in his list, he has given place to veteran Indian batsman Virat Kohli at number one. He said, “Today, if I have chosen a player and placed it at number-1… that is Virat Kohli. In the coming time, consultant players like Virat Kohli hardly come, who has been given a tag, Chase Master. This tag may not have got any other player till date. “
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