‘I’ll hit a six’ – When Virender Sehwag challenged Inzamam-ul-Haq to bring in a fielder from the deep

Virender Sehwag has recalled the time he got into a battle of words and wits with Inzamam-ul-Haq, challenging the then-Pakistan skipper to bring in a fielder from the deep so that he could hit a six.

Sehwag’s blistering strokeplay made him one of the game’s modern greats, while he earned considerable popularity for his freewheeling personality.

Recalling an incident from the 2005 India-Pakistan Test series during an episode of Breakfast with Champions, Sehwag narrated how he decided to take on leg-spinner Danish Kaneria after convincing Inzamam to change his field.

“Kaneria was bowling round the wicket on the pads,” Se

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