Virender Sehwag has always been the 'king of swag', both and off the cricket field. And the way former India opener celebrated his birthday on Twitter proved that he is 'Thalaivar' on the micro-blogging site
'Birthday boy' Virender Sehwag shows why he's 'The Rajni of Twitter'
Virender Sehwag celebrated his birthday on Twitter with the same aplomb that he used to show while playing. File Pic/AFP
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Virender Sehwag has always been the 'king of swag' -- on and off the cricket field. The former explosive India opener and current 'Nawab of Twitter' has carried that attitude to the micro-blogging site and has been ruling it with his one-liners, sarcastic comments and witty birthday wishes with his indomitable style.
Viru celebrated his 38th birthday on Thursday and, well, continued to entertain his Twitter fandom even on this day.
He, it seems, believes in the concept of return gifts and these were his to some of his ex-colleagues, celeb fans, current cricketers and opponents. And boy, oh boy, were they funny.
To India opener Shikhar Dhawan
Thank you Shikhar ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008f
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016
Get well soon aur sheeghra hi Shikhar par pahuncho. https://t.co/4kf8EHP4Vq
For Suresh Raina
Thank you Suresh ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008f
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016
Bahut log kehte hain "Raina hai Tere Dil Mein " https://t.co/t3X2zaC1hY
For fashion photographer Atul Kasbekar
Thanks Atul ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008f
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016
Your warmth and smile proves that full-form of ATUL is not - All Time Udaas Ladka https://t.co/hqa2L7wGGd
For former India batsman Hemang Badani
Thank you Hemang ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008f
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016
I am singing "Badan pe sitaare lapete huye " reading your tweet https://t.co/Ukp9sXrv8W
For Amit Bhandari
Thank you , enjoyment ka Bhandaar jiðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008f https://t.co/4mfRcsRf66
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016
For Harsha Bhogle
Kubool hai, Kubool hai Bhogle ji.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 19, 2016
Dhanyawaad aapki shubhkamnaon ke liye.
Ek Harsha hai ,jiski Awaaz K liye janta tarsa hai. https://t.co/mzx1nA2Z7W
For leggie Yazvendra Chahal
Thank you Chahal.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016
Machate raho Chahal Pahal ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008f https://t.co/kDuCWCtQx3
For Aussie legend Shane Warne
Thank you Warney .
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016
The game of Cricket also misses your magic without any warning https://t.co/8oLO7Aa1x3
Always having tried to entertain his fans, the 'Sultan of Multan' decided to mark his birthday on Thursday by holding a Q&A session with people on social media. "You can ask your questions to me using #AskSehwag . Will try and answer as many as possible and then will do #ViruKiCommentary on Periscope," he posted.
And some of the replies he had for his fans will leave you in splits.
He said Shoaib Akhtar and Piers Morgan were his favourite dishes.
The last two.#AskSehwag https://t.co/BIXPZ2RLi6
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016
He said he was happiest to see any Pakistani bowler
Koi bhi Pakistani bowler.#AskSehwag https://t.co/TXvFBB3EoV
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016
He revealed that when he was on 294 against Pakistan, he was waiting for Saqlain Mushtaq to come on so he could hit him for a six.
Gaa Gaa ke bore ho gaya tha.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016
Was waiting for Saqlain Mushtaq to come so that I could hit a six.#AskSehwag https://t.co/cZiBC7Pyhq
This one is a classic: He loves food cooked by his mother in the afternoon and by his wife in the night.
Dopahar me Maa ke haath ka khaana ,
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016
Raat me Biwi ke haath ka khaana.#AskSehwag https://t.co/weF81m7T4C
But he wasn't done. How could the man who has made a mark for himself on Twitter with his sense of humour and love for birthday wishes not celebrate his own.
And here's the best for the last. He wished himself on his birthday and asked everyone else to sing along to "Happy birthday to me.
Now, that's 'coolness quotient' mutliplied by, how about, infinity.
Happy Birthday to me and everyone celebrating their Birthdays today including @sherryontopp Paaji.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2016
Just dance to this tune for a few seconds pic.twitter.com/ZF4KaOeyDi
This got one of his fans to call him "Rajinikanth of Twitter".
@virendersehwag @sherryontopp sixer again... Others wishing him is too mainstream... He wishes himselfðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u0080. U r Rajni of twitter
— chethan kumar J R (@chethan_jr) October 20, 2016
And it seems approriate, since he rules the micro-blogging site. And this much swag and style does make him the 'Rajni of Twitter'.