Retirement of Virendra Shehwag

Ravi Sastri, who is famous for batting at snail's speed, once stayed more than an hour on crease on 199, to complete his century. But one player would step out and risk a century when on nervous 90s. He was an exception to the rule, as the word nervous was not in his lexicon. Caring the least, he would hit a massive six or boundary to reach the milestone. He is Virendra Shehwag, the Indian opening batsman who just announced his retirement from cricket. From Najafgarh, a suburb of Delhi, better known for its rustic milieu, Shehwag came a long way. It's said that he had travelled numerous times standing on crowded DTC buses squeezing himself and his cricket kit, traveling long distance to play cricket. Not endowed with an athletic figure of a sportsman was ever a deterrent to his batting, for he made it up by his tremendously gifted unique hand - eye coordination. Cricket after all is more a game of skill, than physical prowess. It's said he could see the cricket ball like a football and for a few years snatched the limelight from the leading cricketer of his time, a legend called Sachin Tendulkar. For years many, including I, cherished his batting more than any Indian batsman. India owes many victories, especially against our all time rival Pakistan to this man. Wish you a happy retirement life Viru (as he was fondly called by his teammates). Watching aggressive batting will never be the same without you.