5 reasons why we miss Virender Sehwag

#2 He would blast from the first ball itself

The God of hitting first ball fours, and sometimes sixes as well

How often do we see an innings begin with a boundary? Not very often. Opening batsmen try to negotiate the new ball by investing some time in settling down, going into defensive block or simply leaving the ball away. Sehwag reminded the batsmen that they do not always need time to adjust to the crease and wind-speed, or not look overconfident. He is remembered as the God of hitting first ball fours, and sometimes sixes as well.

One cannot forget how he opened in the matches of the 2011 World Cup. Out of the 8 matches that he played, the swashbuckling batsman hit a four on the very first ball in 5 of the matches. Hitting a boundary off the very first ball you face, especially in a World Cup game, is an art which not everybody can master.