There isn’t any denying that former India opener Virender Sehwag left a big impact in Test cricket along with his explosive and aggressive method. He modified the dynamics of the red-ball format along with his fearless model of batting, thrashing the bowlers from the phrase go.
Sehwag, who made his Test debut for India in 2001, had an unimaginable profession within the longest type of the sport, the place he ended up scoring 8586 runs in 104 Test matches at an eye catching strike-rate 82-plus, notching up 23 centuries and 32 half-centuries.
‘The Nawab of Najafgarh’ performed a large position behind India’s dominance in Test cricket. But who are the opposite players like him within the present crop who can change the course of the match in a matter of some overs? Well, Sehwag has himself picked two such Indian stars who, in keeping with him, can help India rule the oldest format and likewise help the staff in profitable the World Test Championship.
Sehwag has claimed that if Rishabh Pant and Prithvi Shaw work on their energy and enhance their skillset, India may turn into a powerhouse in Test cricket.
“He (Prithvi Shaw) is a player who can bring back the excitement in Test cricket. The opposition will have to think if 400 would be enough with Shaw and Pant in our ranks. Shaw and Pant in one team could help India rule Test cricket, win World Test Championship,” Sehwag advised Sports18.
Notably, Shaw has not performed for India since being dropped after the Adelaide Test throughout the tour of Australia in 2020-21. On the opposite hand, Pant has been a daily member within the red-ball format and has helped India contact glory, particularly his match-winning effort on the Gabba that helped his facet seal the four-match sequence 2-1 and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.