‘Finest opening batsman..’: Ganguly says WHY Sehwag worthy of ‘ICC Corridor of Fame’

Aside from supporting ICC in choosing the proper particular person for the honour, Ganguly even talked about that Sehwag is ‘most likely the perfect opening batsman after Sunil Gavaskar’.

In his letter, Ganguly wrote, as quoted by ICC, “The ICC has completely chosen the proper particular person to be inducted into the Corridor of Fame. To me, and tens of millions of others, you’re a cricketing nice.”

He added, “You scored runs at such a quick tempo, you had been simply exceptionally good, and you’re most likely the perfect opening batsman after Sunil Gavaskar.”

Remembering the nice previous days, Ganguly recalled the match when Sehwag opened in ODI cricket towards New Zealand in 2001 in Colombo for the primary time and Sachin was injured.

“The primary time you opened in ODI cricket, in Colombo in 2001, it was when Sachin was injured. The 2 of us placed on an enormous partnership towards New Zealand and you bought 100 in 69 balls, which in these days was extraordinary,” Ganguly mentioned.

Amongst different issues, Ganguly even talked about that Sehwag’s opening made life straightforward for the batters that got here after him.

Applauding Sehwag, Ganguly referred to him as very sincere and simple and a improbable gentleman. “As a teammate, you had been very sincere and simple and a improbable gentleman. You had been and are an easy and happy-go-lucky particular person.”

Sachin Tendulkar’s remarks:

Not solely Ganguly however even the ‘God of Cricket’ Sachin Tendulkar congratulated Sehwag, calling him ‘my pal and companion in crime’.

Taking to X, Sachin wrote, “It’s endearing to see three gamers – very totally different from one another and having performed in numerous eras – making it to the ICC Corridor of Fame. Senior cricketer Diana Edulji, who was one of many foremost feminine cricketers of India; Aravinda, who performed a pivotal position in Sri Lanka lifting the ‘96 World Cup; and, after all, my pal and companion in crime @virendersehwag , who reimagined batting as a Take a look at opener and began attacking all bowling assaults from the phrase go. Congratulations to all of them!”