Bred on the grassless and matting pitches of northern India, Sehwag wasn’t to be restricted in the ‘V’, meticulously accreting runs like a Gavaskar. Flouting all grammar books, his first scoring shot would invariably screech through point or cover.
After officially mothballing his flannels in 2015, Sehwag’s retains that immaculate touch. He arrived well ahead of the scheduled appointment after inviting Outlook to his school in Jhajjar, about 35 km from Brigadier Hoshiarpur, on the way to Rohtak in Haryana. It’s here that Sehwag now lives his dreams—a second innings that revolves around children, including his sons Aryavir, 12, and nine-year-old Vedant. This time, though, the copybook beckons Sehwag: as mentor he will allow himself no false stroke.
The Virender Sehwag International School is a two-hour drive from Chattarpur in south Delhi, where he currently lives in a sprawling farmhouse. A smartly dressed Sehwag receives us at the school reception. The clock strikes 1:30 pm; he demonstrates a keen sense of timing: “Pehle khana, phir interview (First lunch, then interview),” he says.
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