New Delhi: The cricket fraternity today hailed Virender Sehwag for becoming the highest scorer in the history of one-day cricket with a phenomenal 219, describing the feat as an “incredible” achievement.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly led the tributes, saying the feat was expected given his positive attitude.
“The double hundred will be a big morale booster for him with the tough Australian tour lined up. You will find the bowling attack, conditions different Down Under. This double ton will give him a big confidence for sure ahead of the Australia tour.”
Chairman of selectors Kris Srikkanth described Sehwag as one of the greatest players he has ever seen and termed the feat as ‘incredible’.
“I am very happy for Sehwag. He is one of the greatest players I have ever seen. He missed his double century (175) during the World Cup game against Bangladesh at Mirpur. But today he has achieved the feat which I would like to describe as incredible,” said Srikkanth.
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir said he always believed in Sehwag’s attacking mindset.”I have always remained a great fan of Sachin Tendulkar and when he scored the double hundred against South Africa, one name that crossed my mind was Sehwag. In my view, other player who could have scored double ton was Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya because he also plays an attacking brand of cricket.
Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes said he was not suprised to see India’s Virender Sehwag scoring a record 219 in one-day international. “I expected him to score a double century in ODIs as he is capable of playing fast and fearless cricket.”
West Indies’ explosive opener Chris Gayle wrote, “Well, I did watch some of that innings by Viru…. Brilliant striking!! Congrats on ur 219.. That’s child abuse! The Mask would say, Smoking!” (PTI)