He gets very specific, detailed cricket advice direct from God (the actual one, not Sachin):
“When Sammy dropped the catch [Sehwag was on 170 at the time], I thought God was with me and was telling me ‘you just bat till the 45th or 46th over and get your 200’.”
Top coaching and innings management from the big man upstairs there. Perhaps Duncan can learn a thing or two.
* Sehwag does charity work for UNICEF. Commentators probably describe his approach as “see poverty, hit poverty”.
* He owns a vegetarian café called Sehwag Favourites at a cinema multiplex in Delhi; where dishes are named after Viru’s great innings of the past. Be sure to try the Multan Ke Sultan Ki Tikdi, meaning dish for three persons. It’s named after his triple ton in Multan and is priced at 309 rupees. Diners on a budget are advised to try the Birmingham Surprise, named after Viru’s pair at Edgbaston this year. It costs 0 rupees, and is quite horrible.
* His hero is Sachin Tendulkar. What’s so special about that?Everyone’s hero is Sachin Tendulkar.
* Sehwag’s favourite food is Kheer, a creamy rice pudding flavoured with cardamom and nuts. He likes the way his mum makes it best, bless him.
* Sehwag was banned in his debut Test match, by referee Mike Denness, for excessive appealing. Sehwag has never yet been banned forexcessive running, and would be quite happy if the practice were outlawed from the game.
* Sehwag always wears a bandana to bat in. Other sportsman who have favoured the doo-rag include Andre Agassi and Efe Sodje. At the time of writing, Sehwag has never smoked crystal meth or played for Crewe Alexandra.
