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Home / News / Sports News / This is how Ganguly convinced Sehwag to open for India
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    This is how Ganguly convinced Sehwag to open for India

    Ayush Gupta
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    Last updated on Oct 28, 2019, 04:48 pm
    This is how Ganguly convinced Sehwag to open for India
  • Former Indian swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag was well-known for his ruthless attacking approach from the word go.

    However, this was not the case, earlier on in his career.

    Talking about his early days, Sehwag has revealed that it was then Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, who convinced him to open for India.

    He also shared the inspirational story of how he managed to do it.

  • In this article
    Ganguly played pivotal role in pushing Sehwag as an opener India didn't have any vacancy for Sehwag in the middle-order Ganguly was not ready to drop Sehwag so easily, however Whatever I am today, it is because of him: Sehwag Some records held by Sehwag as an opener
  • Pivotal Ganguly

    Ganguly played pivotal role in pushing Sehwag as an opener

    Ganguly played pivotal role in pushing Sehwag as an opener
  • Reliving the pivotal moment, Sehwag revealed that Ganguly played a huge role in pushing him as an opener, as the latter asked him one day, out of blue, to open.

    However, Sehwag was not convinced as he felt he wasn't up for the task.

    He even asked Ganguly why can't the captain open himself, when even Sachin Tendulkar used to open.

  • No vacancy

    India didn't have any vacancy for Sehwag in the middle-order

    India didn't have any vacancy for Sehwag in the middle-order
  • Sehwag further explained that since there was a vacant opening spot available, Ganguly urged him to take it up, as the same was not there in the middle-order at that moment.

    "In case I was against the idea and wanted to stick to the middle order, he explained, I would have to wait for someone to get injured," he further noted.

  • Do you know?

    Ganguly was not ready to drop Sehwag so easily, however

  • "I will give you three to four innings as an opener. Even if you fail, you will continue to play. And before I drop you, I will again give you a chance in the middle (order)," Sehwag said what Ganguly had stated back then.

  • Quote

    Whatever I am today, it is because of him: Sehwag

  • "It was very fair treatment. It's this clarity that makes a player trust his captain. That gave me a lot of confidence. I thought, Dada is backing me so much, so let me try. Whatever I am today, it is because of him," Sehwag concluded.

  • Sehwag as opener

    Some records held by Sehwag as an opener

    Some records held by Sehwag as an opener
  • Following are some of the records held by Sehwag as an opener:

    He is the only opener to have scored more than 7,500 runs in both Tests and ODIs.

    He has the highest ODI strike-rate among openers with more than 2,000 runs.

    He has also scored the most number of runs in international cricket as an opener (16,119).

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