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Ganguly's contributions highest in Sehwag's decorated career

October 21, 2015 11:20 IST

IMAGE: Indian batsmen Sourav Ganguly and Virender Schwag at Lord's in London on June 29, 2002.

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Virender Sehwag, who called curtains on his illustrious career on Tuesday, has heaped praise

on Sourav Ganguly, saying that he wouldn't have flourished as an openerif the form er Indian

captain hadn't sacrificed his opening spot in One-Day Internationals.

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"Ganguly sacrificed his place to allow m e to open with Sachin Tendulkar. I am the luckiest one

as Ganguly had love for m e and had confidence in m e," Sehwagsaid in an exclusive interview

toANI.

The 37-year-old also said that he would always rem ain thankful to Ganguly for backing and

giving him theopportunity during his Test debut against South Africa in 2001.

"InitiallyI was seen only as a one-day cricketer but Ganguly backed m e and gave m e

opportunity for which I will always be thankful to him till the tim e I am associated with

cricket," Sehwag added.

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IMAGE: Virender Sehwag celebrates a century in his debut Test against South Africa in Bloemfontein, South

Africa in 2001. Photograph: Touchline Photo/ALLSPORT/Getty Images

"If Ganguly hadn't backed m e, perhaps I wouldn't have played Test cricket and wouldn't have scored these m any runs and hundreds," said ‘the Nawab of Najafgarh’.

H e also stated that m aking his Test debut against South Africa was the m ost m em orable

m om ent of his career.

"The m ost m em orable m om ent in m y career was when Im ade m y Test debut," the 37-year-old

said in an exclusive interview to ANI.

Sehwag also stated that he considered him self lucky enough to have played with legends like

Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Anil Kum bleand Zaheer Khan.

IMAGE: Virender Sehwag (right) speaks with teammate Gautam Gambhir during a nets session. Photograph:

Hamish Blair/Getty Images

"Scoring m y first 300, winning W orld Cup, scoring 201 against Sri Lanka are m y m ost

cherished m om ents. Cricket is m y love, after retirem ent I will stay in cricket,m aybe

com m entary or coaching in som e academ y," added Sehwag.

Considered asone of India's greatest opening batsm an, Sehwag has scored 8,586 runs at an

average of 49.34 in 104 Tests and has am assed 8,273 runs at an average of 35.05in 251 ODIs.

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H e holds m ultiple records including the highest score m ade byan Indian in Test cricket (319)

and the fastest triple century in the history ofinternational cricket (he scored 300 in 278

balls).

Sehwag was also partof the victorious squad in the 2007 W orld Twenty20 and Cricket W orld

Cup in 2011.

H e holds m ultiple records including the highest score m ade by an Indian in Test cricket (319)

and the fastest triple century in the history ofinternational cricket (he scored 300 in 278

balls).

Source: ANI

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