He used to play with us in the evening, his dead body used to be found in the morning, Sehwag made a shocking revelation

Sehwag among gangsters! Pic Credit: Instagram

Virender Sehwag might not need any introduction in world cricket today but there was a time when he used to be surrounded by gangsters.

He chose the path of becoming a cricketer and not a gangster

Sehwag said in an interview that in the area he comes from, Najafgarh, the children used to go astray and become gangsters. But, he chose the other path for himself, that is, cricket.

He used to play tennis ball cricket with gangsters

According to Sehwag, when he used to play tennis ball cricket in Najafgarh, he used to play with gangsters.

The ones with whom he used to play in the evening, their dead body used to be found in the morning

He surprised us further when he told us that the ones with whom he used to play cricket in the evening, it used to be known that their dead body was found in the morning

While playing, we did not know that they were gangsters

Sehwag said that while playing, we did not know that they were gangsters. They were kids of our age. We came to know from the police that they were gangsters.

He showed the way by moving ahead in cricket

He told that when I moved ahead in cricket. I came to Team India and here I got a new name Nawab of Najafgarh, then people felt that cricket is also a way.

Sehwag played 364 international matches

Sehwag, who made his debut for Team India in 2001, has played 364 international matches in his career, in which he has scored more than 17000 runs.