Virender Sehwag will always be remembered as a swashbuckling batsman who sent shivers down the spines of bowling attacks around the world. On his day he could shatter oppositions with his batting style and throughout his career, he remained one of the most entertaining cricketers for Indian crowds. Sehwag has shown that calling it a day on the cricket field has not stopped him from entertaining his fans.
Extra Cover: 8 funny tweets by Virender Sehwag which prove he is living the 'thug life'
Whether it is the commentary box, where he has brought back audiences to love Hindi commentary or the world of Twitter, where he has his followers in splits each time he tweets, Sehwag does not stop entertaining his fans. If titles such as the ‘Nawab of Najafgarh’ and the ‘Sultan of Multan’ highlighted his supremacy with the bat, being hailed as the current ‘Twitter King’ shows his popularity on social media.
Let us take a sneak peek into the mind of Virender Sehwag when he decides to use 140 characters to have his fans laugh their hearts out.
#1 The occasion
Sehwag seldom misses out on wishing people from the cricket fraternity or other distinct personalities on their birthdays or any of their major achievements. Unpredictable as they are, his birthday wishes have played a major role in him being called as the funniest cricketer going around on social networking sites.
The first thing that comes to his mind each time he takes to Twitter is the occasion he is going to write about and the person associated with it.
#2 The metaphor and the hashtag
After deciding about the person and the occasion, Sehwag pulls out something interesting from his bag of thoughts that he can compare to that personality. He would use their name, their physical appearance, their style of playing or even the way they talk and then metaphorically display his wit and humour.
Shining examples of these are referring to the tall Ishant Sharma as #BaalWaleBurjKhalifa, the ever smiling George Bailey as #Hansmukhlal and as deep and bizarre as using ‘#YorkerBaba’ Malinga’s hair in place of juna - the scrubber for cleaning utensils. Such phrases and titles to sum up personalities are unique to Sehwag and no one can ever predict anything that he comes up with.
#3 Life hacks and lessons
Sehwag not only wishes people on their birthdays but as a responsible citizen he also uses his large platform and fan following to preach valuable life lessons and life hacks of how to deal with tricky life situations. Although, the indomitable Sehwag style does not change here as well, as he takes a dig at complexities of life and in a subtle manner comments on them and their solutions.
These mainly include sympathising with a married man and what he could do to keep his wife happy and contented. There is a huge possibility that he was irritated by something at home and decided to vent his frustration on social media, which he dare not show to his beloved.
#4 #ViruGyaan
Sehwag has recently come up with #ViruGyaan wherein he discusses on-going cricket action along with his alter ego. He does not shy away from making fun of himself! Analysing the performance of the Indian cricket team and the players in his funny way (calling Hardik Pandya as ‘Kung Fu Panda’) this is a hit amongst the audience. The alter ego takes up a very comical role and the Haryanvi accent adds to the humour. He expertly advises underperformers on how to change the tide and come out of a lean patch.
Apart from this, each time an Indian player performs well and whenever the team wins laurels for the country, Sehwag congratulates and hails their efforts using Twitter. He also brings to notice of his followers past efforts of Indian cricketers and adds to it a related anecdote.
#5 Nothing at all
The most astonishing characteristic about Sehwag’s batting was his ability to destroy bowling attacks without much technique. He dispatched the ball to the boundary with impeccable hand-eye coordination while humming his favourite Hindi songs. He has revealed many times in the recent past that he handled crunch situations by singing songs to himself and that never let him loose his nerve.
Thus it would not be wrong to say that like his batting, nothing goes through Sehwag’s mind while tweeting and just like he entertained crowds with a bat in hand without thinking much, he entertains everyone with wit and sarcasm through his words without much going through his mind.
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