Kotla gate on my name a great honour, will motivate young cricketers: Virender Sehwag
Cricket | October 31, 2017 15:14 ISTGate number two of the iconic Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium has been named after former India opener Virender Sehwag.
Gate number two of the iconic Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium has been named after former India opener Virender Sehwag.
Gate number two of the Kotla will be named after Sehwag on October 31, a day before the opening T20 International between India and New Zealand.
On the auspicious day of Diwali - cricketers and sports stars use their social media profiles to wish their legion of fans across the world.
Ashish Nehra's inclusion in the Indian squad for the upcoming Australia T20Is surprised many, mostly because he is on the wrong end of his 30s and the next World T20 is a good three years away.
The 23-year old all-rounder scored 222 runs with the bat and also picked up six wickets to emerge as the Player of the Tournament in the five-match ODI series vs Australia.
Sehwag, who is India TV's cricket expert, said the "brain fade" incident in Bengaluru early this year might have kept the Australians quiet this time.
Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar's relation go a long way as the two formed one of the best opening partnerships for India.
Coming to the ringing of the bell, it was introduced at the Lord's Cricket Ground in 2007.
The Jamaican power-hitter added yet another badge of honour to his already illustrious jersey when he became the first batsman in the world to complete a century of sixes in Twenty20 Internationals.
Sehwag lost out to Ravi Shastri, who was touted as the choice of skipper Virat Kohli.
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