VVS Laxman’s smart advice of getting to a hundred when batting in 90s, the Sehwag style

VVS Laxman, who was commentating on this game spoke about how Sehwag used to get out of this dilemma and expressed his thought on how to conquer such situation.

A century in any format of the game is a landmark every batsman looks up to; it demands enormous patience and the ability to take on the opposition. Most of the batsmen tend to get nervous at the crease as soon as they breach the 90 runs mark and cruising towards their century. With every single run the pressure on the batsman keeps on piling. And the anxiety level is at the apex when a batsman is four or five runs short.

Even the likes of Sachin Tendulkar who is reckoned as a genius and one of the greats to have featured the game found it a task to overcome this hurdle. But Indian batting stalwart Virender Sehwag who redefined batting with his unique style had his own approach to tackle this situation. Sehwag was well-known for hitting a six or a boundary whenever he was five or six runs short of a century, further putting the pressure on the opposition. Read more: Rohit Sharma registers his 10th ODI ton: Twitter reactions

In the second One-Day International (ODI) between Australia and India at Brisbane, Rohit Sharma batted with immense confidence and got the ball rolling from the outset. But as soon as he was on the brink of his century, he was finding a bit difficult to break the shackles.

Another legend VVS Laxman, who was commentating on this game spoke about how Sehwag used to get out of this dilemma and expressed his thought on how to conquer such situation by saying, “Everyone is nervous on 90s. The best way is [Virender] Sehwag’s. Six to bring up a hundred.”

Though Rohit pushed the ball for a single to get his century but the suggestion from Laxman recollected some golden memories on how Sehwag famously did it in his famous days. Rohit smashed 124 as India managed a total of 308 runs in their 50 overs but ultimately didn’t prove out to be sufficient enough to restrict the hosts. Australia won the contest by seven wickets and are now leading the series by 2-0.