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Virender Sehwag the most unpredictable batsman, says Sachin Tendulkar

Virender Sehwag was someone who took a lot of the pressure off Sachin Tendulkar and allowed him to play the sheet anchor role.

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sachin-sehwag_reuters-m Sachin Tendulkar – Virender Sehwag together scored 3919 runs in 93 innings in ODIs. (Source: Reuters)

Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday said he enjoyed watching former India opener Virender Sehwag bat the most, while admitting that he feared facing former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje as a bowler.

“It is strange but Hansie got me out on a number of occasions,” Tendulkar said during an interactive session at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.

He said it was a treat to watch Sehwag bat because it was difficult to predict his next move.

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“With Sehwag, I didn’t know what was going to happen next. After playing with him for a while I understood what he was thinking,” Tendulkar said.

He described West Indies batsman Brian Lara as a “special package” and tennis star Roger Federer as his “favourite non-cricket hero”.

He also said Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar and Australian fast bowler Brett Lee were the fastest bowlers that he faced.

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