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Virender Sehwag turned 37 today and ‘The Nawab of Najafgarh’ announced his retirement from international cricket. Here are some quotes that define the phenomenon that was Virender Sehwag.
To bat as fearlessly as Sehwag, you need to have great confidence in your ability,and the self-belief that you are greater than any bowler any attack”
– Ian Chappel
“Sehwag didn’t redefine his game because of his batting…he redefined the position with his batting”
– John Wright
“Sehwag, the greatest slaughterer of bowling since Richards.”
– Derek Pringle
“One of the greatest cricketers India ever had. He is one of the biggest destroyers of spin bowling. Be it Test, one-day or T20, he bats with equal flair. If you see the records, Indian Test cricket have improved tremendously in last 10 years and Viru is a key factor !!”
– Kiran More
“By far, Viru is the most dangerous batsman in world cricket. I have always said that on his day, no bowler can stop him.
– Harbhajan singh
“Once he knows it’s his day, he ensures he gets a big one. The secret to Sehwag’s success is that he keeps things very simple. He just sees the ball and hits it.”
– Zaheer Khan
“I’d swap everything I’ve done in my miserable little life to bat like Virender Sehwag”
– Piers Morgan
“He is the DON of CRICKET!!!!”
– Farhan Akhtar
“I have to learn from Sehwag how to play in the nervous 90s”
– Sachin tendulkar
“No matter how good and experienced you are, he can kill your attitude”
– Brett Lee
“Sehwag is the most unpredictable batsman i have ever seen in my career”
– Glenn Mcgrath
“Having scored 298 and still hitting a six is something unimaginable and youneed to be a genius for that”
– Waqar younis
“I would always have Sehwag in my team. I want to watch him bat but not bowl to him.”
– Shane warne
“When Viv Richards retired I thought it was end of entertainment. But then came Sehwag,the King of entertainment!”
– Ramiz raja
“If he is in the field for more than 10 overs,i am sure the bowlers are going to have a tough time”
– K Srikanth
“The bowler might be good but when sehwag thinks he wants to hit,God forbid anyone standing in the way.”
– L Shivaramakrishnan
“A batsman like sehwag is never out of form”
– Michael Hussey
“Players like sehwag bring crowd back to test cricket”
– Kapil Dev
“No one can maximise the first 10 overs better than Sehwag”
– Rahul Dravid
“Sehwag is a miracle, Sehwag is an institution”
– Navjot Singh Sidhu
“I say it again! I never saw Sir Viv bat but I’ve seen Sehwag bat!
– Yuvraj Singh
“Sehwag achieves his Landmarks because he Doesn’t Worry about Achieving them”
– Harsha Bhogle
(source: quora)