“Sehwag has been very consistent”
Veteran commentator Suresh Suraiya, who was a witness to the first Test at CCI, speaks exclusively to SportsCenter.
By Sai Prasad Mohapatra
Q. Among all the knocks you have witnessed in your 40-year career as a commentator, how do you rate Virender Sehwag’s 293?
A. Sehwag’s knock will be rated pretty high. He has been a hard-hitting batsman and very consistent. He doesn’t care about technique. Technique or no technique, he just knows that the bat is meant to whack the ball. Read more
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