Top 44 Virender Sehwag Quotes

I was scared of facing only one bowler – that was Muttiah Muralitharan.

No Indian wants their sports persons to get left behind or any particular sports to get left behind.

If I feel strongly about something, I don’t bother what will people say, especially when it is about the country and the Army. But my cricketer friends are all politically correct when they tweet.

There were a lot of players who gave me suggestions when I was young. At times, they were very good suggestions, and I took them seriously, applied them to my batting, and got success after that.

Australia always gives a tough fight, and that’s why every player wants to perform against Australia. When you perform against Australia, England, and South Africa, you automatically earn more respect.

When I was a kid, my first dream was to play Test matches, and the second one was to play 100 Test matches because there are very few people who have played 100 Tests for India.

As an international player, the players have to adapt to the condition no matter what the situation is.

I think if you think so much, you simply cannot bat.

I was a middle-order batsman who was too good against spin and hit sixes consistently in Under-19 and Ranji cricket, and I still have the same confidence.

When you start the game, coaches will tell you to do stuff in a particular way, and kids do that. But the moment you start first-class cricket, the coach needs to tell you, ‘Try this, try that,’ instead of, ‘Do this, do that.’ If you feel comfortable, you can take it; otherwise, leave it.

We never thought that there would be another Sachin Tendulkar. But Virat Kohli has changed this mindset. I think Virat can surpass Tendulkar’s records.

If I had planned to score double and triple hundreds, I would probably not have made them ever.

I believe in wishing my colleagues and other celebs in a manner that brings my wit out and gives people a talking point. But there are people who love and those who hate you. That’s part of a celeb’s life.

During Rahul Dravid’s captaincy, Dhoni got the role of a finisher. He got out a couple of times playing a bad shot, and he was also reprimanded by Dravid during one instance. But from that instance, he completely changed his approach and became a very good finisher.

In my view, if you have good or bad technique, it doesn’t matter. But you will survive if you can adjust your game at international level, you are mentally strong, you know your strengths and how to score runs.

I always tell myself to bat the full day, and if there is a ball to be hit, just hit it.

Every coach desires to bring in his own support staff.

If you know your game, you can handle pressure; you can handle any kind of situation, back yourself, and play your own game and get success.

I have been successful as an opener, but who knows, maybe I would have been more successful in the middle order.

The most important thing for any athlete is to know his ability. If you know your ability and have even a little bit of a strong mindset, you can get success, because your ability takes you to success.

Every player has his own mantra of working on his physique.

If you are disciplined, it shows you are organised.

In international cricket, the atmosphere changes, and the interest level is higher, but for a cricketer, it is still a game he has to play.

People say I take too many risks. But the fact is, there is risk involved in every shot. You can get out trying to defend a ball as well.

It doesn’t matter if you have one billion rupees in your bank account or one rupee. This is one life you get, and you’d rather spend it enjoying whatever you have, rather than thinking, ‘Oh, I should have scored seven more runs, or I should get more money.’

I try to hit the ball along the ground, especially against fast bowlers. I also like the bat to come down in the right position and check if my body position is correct. If I’m really watching the ball carefully, then automatically I’m in a good position to hit it down the ground.

Fitness has nothing to do with age.

Only great players can have two shots for one ball, like Tendulkar does, and a big reason is that he picks the ball very early.

When I play a cover-drive, I play it to score runs.

Cricketers are worried about their milestones, worried that they should score 5000-10,000 Test runs, but I am not fussy.

I have a gym at home where I do weight training as well as cardio. I love doing bench press but cannot share information on how much weight I lift. I also practise Yoga. My guru Sadhguru taught me different kriyas like Surya Namaskar, which I do for my personal well being.

If a player is playing IPL and earning money, it’s not his fault that he’s not playing for India. He is not quitting. He is playing first-class, one-day cricket and IPL. If selectors don’t pick him, what can he do?

God has been kind, and I have done what I wanted to do – on the field and in my life.

The officers and jawans of CRPF have sacrificed a lot for the nation.

If I do commentary, write articles, or am an expert on a news channel, I can still earn money.

After you score 300 runs in one innings, you begin to feel that every innings should be close to this one. Of course, I know that won’t happen. But I will be disappointed if I get going well and am unable to convert it into a huge score.

If any IPL team wants me to be a mentor or a batting consultant, I would love to do that. I can share my knowledge with the youngsters.

Experience always enables you to handle pressure better.

I don’t like to party. I like to spend time with family on my birthday.

I never thought of breaking a record. The only ambition I had was to become the fastest century maker for India, which I did when I broke Azharuddin’s record.

One should always be happy, irrespective of what you achieve in a match or in life. That’s how I live my life.

When I grew up, I tried to score off every ball, be it a 10-over-match, a 20-over, or even a Test match. If I stay in the wicket for, say, about 30 minutes, I want to make the most of it and score maximum runs possible. You never know when you get out; try to score as much possible before that.

Once I took to Twitter and shared those jokes, they became a huge hit. My following grew, and some of the posts got thousands of retweets. With so many shares, money from sponsors followed.

I curse myself if I get out without making a 100 after crossing 40.