42 instances when Viru knocked them out of the park, with a mike in his hand.

1. Virender Sehwag 42.0
42 instances when Viru knocked them
out of the park, with a mike in his hand.

3. Think uncluttered

4. 1.0
My natural game is to watch the ball with a blank
mind and if it is there to be hit, I go for it.
– Virender Sehwag's Philosophy towards batting

5. 2.0
I'm not disappointed because the ball was loose
and you go for (get out to) a loose ball. It doesn't
matter if I'm out or not.
– Virender Sehwag's Philosophy towards batting

6. 3.0
I try to hum songs, bhajans, Sai Baba bhajans,
Kishore Kumar songs, especially those pictured
on Amitabh Bachchan, till the bowler is about to
deliver. I try to sing songs as perfectly as possible
in order to keep my mind completely uncluttered.
– Virender Sehwag’s unique method of keeping focused

7. 4.0
Basically there are a lot of frustrations inside
and you are telling the person who is listening to
you all the rubbish. I'm just trying to clear my
mind and heart. Once I've taken all that out of
me I'm relaxed and happy. Nowadays I do that
with my wife and she is a good listener.
– Virender Sehwag explaining why he is influenced by mind
specialists such as Rudi Webster and Paddy Upton despite an
uncomplicated game.

8. 5.0
I have made it very simple for myself. There are
90 overs to be played in a day. If I am able to hit
a boundary in 80 of these I can get to a triple
hundred by the end of the day’s play and set a
match up for my team.
– Virender Sehwag on how he approaches a Test innings

9. Think big

10. 6.0
I have always said to Gautam that getting a 100
is not enough. Get double or even triple hundreds.
That’s how you can create fear in the minds of
the opposition bowlers. Unless they are in awe,
they will not show you the respect you deserve.
– Virender Sehwag exudes confidence while speaking about his
resolutions for 2010

11. 7.0
Kheench ke balla zor se ball ko maar bhagao,
Ball ka ghar hai boundary vahaan use pahuchao.
– Virender Sehwag getting poetic about batting in an ad

12. 8.0
Chauka gaya. Chhakka gaya.
– Virender Sehwag murmuring to himself in the players' balcony
when India is batting. That's his way of expressing
disappointment at somebody's failure to take advantage of a
ball that he thought deserved to be hit for four or six. That's how
he thinks, in fours and sixes.

13. Think straight

14. 9.0
I have never changed my thinking, I have never
changed my batting style. I have batted the way I
batted in local tournaments and then first-class
cricket, and I have applied the same approach in
international cricket.
– Virender Sehwag on the influence of experience on his batting

15. 10.0
It would surprise most to know that I never look
at the wicket. Never. I don't worry about whether
the pitch has grass or moisture or is flat.
– Virender Sehwag sleeps at peace before every Test match

16. 11.0
I am exceptionally aware about the nuances of
the game. I know what's happening, who is where
and how to take advantage of him in the field.
– Virender Sehwag on quick singles which are an integral part of
his game

17. 12.0
I kept telling Gautam (Gambhir) that I wouldn't
hit fours. But they kept bowling short and I kept
square-cutting. And they all were fours.
– Virender Sehwag on his innings against England in the
Chennai Test, 2009

18. 13.0
(Sachin Tendulkar) always likes to chat and can get
serious and caution you not to hit unnecessary shots.
During that (Multan) innings he told me, “If you
try to hit a six I will hit you on the bum.” He gave
me a simple example - about my Melbourne innings
in 2003, when I tried to hit a six on 195 and got out.
Till then India were in a good position, but after that
we couldn’t make a big score and we lost the Test. So
he made me realise my mistake. That is why I didn’t
hit sixes in Multan, but when I was near 300 I told
him that I was going to hit Saqlain (Mushtaq) and
he could hit me on my bum!
– Virender Sehwag on his appetite for sixes

19. Think ahead

20. 14.0
I never look back. I have never looked back on
that innings. What is gone is gone, it's over.
– Virender Sehwag never frets about going for a six even when he
is batting on 294 (referring to his Multan innings)

21. 15.0
Not many people have got two triple centuries and
followed that with 293. So there is nothing to be
disappointed about.
– Virender Sehwag at the end of the third day's play of the third
test against Sri Lanka at Brabourne Stadium. Dec 4, 2009

22. Think different

23. 16.0
Unlike the accepted norm, I find hitting against
the spin more profitable. It allows one to free one's
arms.
– Never one to comply to norms, Virender Sehwag explains his
unorthodox approach to facing Muttiah Muralitharan

24. 17.0
In the dressing room they told me I was hitting
the good balls too, but if you look at it my way I
hit only the bad ones.
– Virender Sehwag blurs the difference between good and bad

25. 18.0
I was actually supporting Sri Lanka. My
superstition is that whenever I support India, we
lose. So I was supporting Sri Lanka.
– Virender Sehwag's shrewd ploy that made Sri Lanka lose the
plot and fall three short of India's 414 in Rajkot Dec 15, 2009

26. 19.0
I have asked Tendulkar many times what the
zone is. He tells me that’s when ‘I see nothing
except the ball’. I have asked Rahul Dravid the
same thing. He says sometimes when he is in
really good form, he sees the ball and not even the
sightscreen, the non-striker, the umpire or who is
bowling. I ask how that is possible. I have never
entered that zone.
– Virender Sehwag makes a confession

27. 20.0
What is the difference between batting at the end
of the day or at the start? If you make a mistake
you'll get out. Whenever a captain or coach asked
me for a nightwatchman I would say, "No, why?
If I can't survive 10 or 20 balls now, then I don't
think I'll survive tomorrow morning." I believe
that's the best time when you have the opportunity
to score runs, when everybody on the field is tired
and you can score 20 runs off those 20 balls.
– Virender Sehwag has strong views on the concept of a
nightwatchman

28. 21.0
I'm very happy if the bowler makes me play
because then I get opportunities to hit boundaries.
If somebody is constantly bowling outswingers or
outside off, even if he is bowling on length, for me
it is boring cricket. But if somebody is bowling to
me, it is a very, very good opportunity for me to
play a lot of options.
– Virender Sehwag clearly likes being bowled at

29. Think indifferent

30. 22.0
Boycott can say what he wants. He once batted the
whole day and hit just one four.
– Virender Sehwag hits back after Geoff Boycott referred to him
as "talented but brainless"

31. 23.0
I don't listen to people, don't watch TV and don't
read newspapers. It's better to use the time to work
on your game.
– Virender Sehwag reveals that he gives media coverage of his
career about as much respect as he does to bowlers

32. 24.0
I don't believe in astrology but my family
members do. Too many people used to call up and
pester me and my family to use different numbers.
I was so fed up that I decided not to take any of
their advices.
– Virender Sehwag explains why he came out to bat without a
number on his shirt, Nov 23, 2008

33. Say it like you think it

34. 25.0
Because they can't take 20 Indian wickets. Even
Sri Lanka found it difficult. Bangladesh can't.
They are an ordinary side.
– Virender Sehwag Keeps it real before first test against the lower
rated Bangladesh, Jan 2010

35. 26.0
Tomorrow will be another practice day for the
batsman because it will be a drawn match.
– Virender Sehwag before the start of the 2nd day of play after he
and Rahul Dravid were involved in an unbeaten 403 run
partnership on day 1, Lahore, January 16, 2006

36. 27.0
Who's Vinoo Mankad?
– Virender Sehwag on learning that Rahul Dravid and he missed
a golden chance of breaking the 50-year world record of 414
runs (held by Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy) for the opening
wicket partnership by four runs, Lahore, Jan 2006

37. 28.0
Bas, kuchh tees run ka farak tha.
– Virender Sehwag puts on a straight face on being asked,
“Sehwagji, aapke is hundred aur pehle Test ke hundred mein
kya farak tha.” From the 2004-05 series when Pakistan toured
India, and Sehwag made 173 in the first Test and 201 in the
third.

38. 29.0
No.
– Virender Sehwag on being asked whether coach Greg Chappell
gave him any sort of valuable tips.

39. Don't think you are, know you are

40. 30.0
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.
– Virender Sehwag dishes out advice to youngsters

41. 31.0
Depending on the wicket I change the guard: if
the wicket is flat then I can manage to stand on
the off stump, because nobody wants to bowl into
my body as I will easily hit them for fours. So
they will pitch it outside off. And if the wicket is
doing a little bit, I stand on the middle stump.
And I have tried these things straight in a game
and never in the nets.
– Virender Sehwag doesn't need net practice to try something new

42. 32.0
Only 10 to 20 percent of times bowlers have got
me out with their skills. About 80 percent of
times, I have got out because of my mindset.
– Virender Sehwag talks about the importance of mental
toughness

43. 33.0
I don’t want to sound pompous. But I can surely tell
you that once I get to 60 or 70 there’s no bowler in the
world who can get Virender Sehwag out. Only
Virender Sehwag can get Sehwag out at moments
when I am batting the way I am currently. My
philosophy has always been to make the most of the
situation when you are in form. So when I go out
there, I identify a bowler and get after him. If he is
the best bowler in the opposition, your job becomes
much easier.
– Virender Sehwag talks about his great form in the year 2009

44. 34.0
Once Gary Kirsten asked me, "What would you do if there
is a long-off, long-on and deep midwicket?" I asked, "Gary
sir, do fielders matter to me?" He burst out laughing... Let
me give an example: I was batting on 291 at Chepauk,
against South Africa. I told Paul Harris, "Come round the
wicket and first ball I'll hit you for a six." He accepted my
challenge and the very first ball I hit him for a straight six,
and there was a long-off, long-on, deep midwicket and a
deep point. I was so tired and he was bowling on the pads
and I was getting bored. So rather than spending 10-15
minutes to get to the triple-century I gave him good advice.
– Virender Sehwag loves playing spin

45. Think through thy enemy

46. 35.0
If you leave him alone, and let him attack your
stumps in order to make you play, then it's easier
to play him. If you chase him, go after him, he'll
have you in trouble.
– Virender Sehwag on how to deal with Glenn McGrath

47. 36.0
Murali is a big challenge to face. If you have to
play against a spinner like him, you have to
attack him. Otherwise he will come and dominate
you. So instead of allowing him to dominate, I
dominated right from the first ball and pushed
him into the back foot.
– Virender Sehwag after an unbeaten 284* on Day 2 of the
second test match against Sri Lanka. Dec 2009

48. 37.0
I studied him (Mendis) during the Asia Cup in
Pakistan. Even at non-striker's end, I kept
following his methods. His style when he is
bowling off-spin, googly, or pushing it through
middle finger. So I have no problem in attacking
him. A bowler is demoralised if he knows that a
batsman has read him completely.
– Virender Sehwag on his plans for Ajantha Mendis who'd
troubled Indian batsmen in their previous series, Jan 2009

49. 38.0
I never hook. Only recently I tried it against
James Anderson and Andrew Flintoff but it was
because I saw it pretty early and knew how to
keep it down. The thing is, it's impossible for a
bowler to bowl six deliveries in an over which rise
to chest-high. The moment a bowler errs, I pounce
on him.
– Virender Sehwag knows that everyone has limitations, Jan
2009

50. Think for thy team

51. 39.0
If I play down the order, then there is nobody who
can open.

52. 40.0
I am not bothered about individual performances.
I am team man and I just want to see India win
the Test matches. I am happy to contribute 10, 50
or 100 runs but I love to see Team India win
games. That's my ultimate goal.

53. Think victory

54. 41.0
…Because we are not here to play drawn matches.
– Virender Sehwag before the start of the second Test match after
the first test was drawn, Faisalabad, January 20, 2006

55. And lastly,
what does Sehwag cherish most?

56. 42.0
Today is a memorable day and I am happier
today than I was when I scored the triple century,
because my university has organised a special
function to award a degree to a single student.
– Virender Sehwag is in an ecstatic mood after being awarded his
Bachelor of Arts degree, Jun 2, 2004

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