Relieved at scoring his first Test century in almost two years, Virender Sehwag said that watching replays of some of his big knocks of the past helped him in reaching the three-figure mark in the first Test against England on Wednesday.
‘I have to thank my video analyst Dhananjay. We watched the videos of my past innings where I got hundreds till 11 pm last night. I saw that when I played the first ten overs cautiously I had reached 100. I did the same today,’ Sehwag, who slammed a run-a-ball 117 with 16 fours and a six, said after the first day’s play.
Sehwag put on a 134-run opening stand with Gautam Gambhir (45) before adding another 90 runs for the second wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara, who remained unbeaten on 98 at close, as India reached 323 for four at stumps on day one. ‘I am happy to get a hundred after one-and-a-half to two years. I did not have any doubt (about my ability to score a ton). You people had,’ said Sehwag, taking a dig at the media. Comparing his previous 173-run knock against New Zealand at this venue in 2010, Sehwag said the wicket on the previous occasion was very good for batting.
Sehwag credited both Gambhir and Pujara for complementing his efforts but insisted that the Motera track was too slow and the Indian bowlers will have a hard task in hand to take 20 English wickets.
‘I have to thank my video analyst Dhananjay. We watched the videos of my past innings where I got hundreds till 11 pm last night. I saw that when I played the first ten overs cautiously I had reached 100. I did the same today,’ Sehwag, who slammed a run-a-ball 117 with 16 fours and a six, said after the first day’s play.
Sehwag put on a 134-run opening stand with Gautam Gambhir (45) before adding another 90 runs for the second wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara, who remained unbeaten on 98 at close, as India reached 323 for four at stumps on day one. ‘I am happy to get a hundred after one-and-a-half to two years. I did not have any doubt (about my ability to score a ton). You people had,’ said Sehwag, taking a dig at the media. Comparing his previous 173-run knock against New Zealand at this venue in 2010, Sehwag said the wicket on the previous occasion was very good for batting.
Sehwag credited both Gambhir and Pujara for complementing his efforts but insisted that the Motera track was too slow and the Indian bowlers will have a hard task in hand to take 20 English wickets.