Virender Sehwag on Sachin Tendulkar - Idol to opening partner

[vvvslaxman]

http://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/425976.html Virender Sehwag on Sachin Tendulkar Idol to opening partner What can be better than reminding your hero of himself? October 5, 2009 "If I die tomorrow I'll be the happiest man because Tendulkar feels I come close to him" © AFP Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag take a single, India v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Gwalior, November 15, 2007 In 1992 I saw Sachin Tendulkar for the first time, on TV during the World Cup. I was in class seven and the exams were on, but I skipped them because the games used to be telecast early in the morning and clashed with the school timings. I just loved the way he batted - that first memory is still fresh. I even tried copying him, standing in front of the TV, bat in hand, in my old house in Najafgarh. I tried to keep my body still, head still and tried to hit a straight drive or the back-foot punch like he did, but I couldn't do it. In the 1993-94 New Zealand series I would stay awake and bother the neighbours in the middle of the night just to watch him play. We didn't have cable television in our house. That was the first time he played as an opener. I have followed his career closely, and have seen most of his innings from before the time I joined the Indian team. Both of us have come a long away and it is a great honour that Tendulkar thinks I come close to resembling him as a batsman. It is a great honour, like a dream come true. If I die tomorrow I'll be the happiest man because I played this game because of Tendulkar, and Tendulkar himself saying that I resemble him - there is no bigger compliment than that. As told to Nagraj Gollapudi, an assistant editor at Cricinfo

[Anakin]

Blind worshiper WTF

[vvvslaxman]

He has channelized his worshipping in a positive way.

[satishg]

He is living his dream

[patriot]

Viru is a phenomenon from a different planet. The pace at which he scores runs as an opener is simply UNMATCHABLE and UNPRECEDENTED. And it is not quick fire 40's and 50's we are talking about, this is about scoring 150+ centuries regularly and being only the 3rd test cricketer to score 2 triples in the august company of DG Bradman and BC Lara. If he scores 10K + test runs by the time he hangs his boots, at this same - he would arguably be our biggest match winner in test match cricket.

[Rajiv]

[gaurav92]

he is a big idol for not just veeru but the world :adore:

[gs]

I am sure by the time he is done, Viru would also be an idol to millions of teenagers.