Virender Sehwag used to be a nightmare for bowlers with his willow, but he has turned into a nightmare for Shoaib Akhtar particularly, with the form he has carried into the commentary room. Things have come to such a pass that it would mean something is wrong if Sehwag does not pull Akhtar's leg for too many days at a stretch.
He was at it on Saturday morning as well, picking on Akhtar like he would pick on his deliveries in their playing days.
Akhtar posted a picture of a great Pakistan team, the one he had been a part of in his earliest playing days – a team consisting of greats like Saeed Anwar, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
The Pakistan team of the late 90s and early 00s were a dreaded team all over the world, but their one great failing remained that they never won a major trophy. This was the fact Sehwag picked on. He also said that despite having such a ‘dream team’, they couldn’t beat rivals India in a World Cup game either.
Sehwag was not done just at that though, as his memories of Shoaib Akhtar must have burnt especially brightly on this day. Referring to a TV show where retired pace merchants Shoaib Akhtar and Brett Lee are facing up to each other, Sehwag commented that Akhtar never had the guts to issue a similar challenge to him during their time together on the sets.
Brett Lee agreed that it had been a good call.
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