Virender Sehwag told commentator Ravi Shastri at the presentation ceremony that he was supporting Sri Lanka when it came to yesterday's humdinger at the Madhavrao Scindia Ground.
Virender Sehwag told commentator Ravi Shastri at the presentation ceremony that he was supporting Sri Lanka when it came to yesterday's humdinger at the Madhavrao Scindia Ground.
But Sehwag's superstition is not only restricted to India vs Sri Lanka one-day matches. In fact, the dasher from Delhi has been backing all other teams to win against India since 2004.
"There was a stage where we kept losing a lot of matches so I thought of this superstition of believing other teams would win. It has worked," said a delighted Sehwag after contributing to India's three-run win over the tourists with a splendid hundred. Sehwag suffered a knee injury while fielding in the first part of the Sri Lanka innings so he watched a good portion of the match from the dressing room. "I was backing Sri Lanka to win till the 49th over. But when Ashish Nehra started bowling the final over, I knew India would end up winning. Ashish bowled splendidly. I think he sent down several yorkers in his last five overs. That contributed a lot to our cause," said Sehwag.
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