A Twitter wish for a Sehwag fairytale
Can Virender Sehwag sign off his first-class career with a triple-hundred? VVS Laxman would love it if he could, but what does Sehwag himself think about it?
ESPNcricinfo staff
23-Oct-2015
Two days after announcing his international retirement, Virender Sehwag made a festive day in Mysore even more memorable, scoring 136 for Haryana against defending Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka. It caught the attention of Twitterati, and among them Sehwag's former India team-mates.
1st Match after announcing his retirement @virendersehwag gets a brilliant 100.Wld love if he can sign off with a 300 #MemoriesForever
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 22, 2015
A lot of other Sehwag fans would have agreed with Laxman, whose 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens had only been bettered by Sehwag for India in Tests. But the man with two Tests triple-hundreds thought otherwise.
@VVSLaxman281 laxman ji domestic mein 300 banana it's not easy . They put all the fielder on the the line after my 50.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 22, 2015Sehwag's former Delhi and India opening partner didn't buy the argument, though.
@virendersehwag when did fielders on the fence stop you from scoring triple? Can't stop them from sailing over the fence @VVSLaxman281
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 22, 2015Besides the two in Tests, Sehwag has not scored a triple-hundred in first-class matches. His best first-class score that's not in a Test is 274 - all his other 200-plus scores have come in Tests.
Surely, Viru knows best.