Quote:Sehwag ignored the precepts that were handed down throughout the history of the game and followed his own way. Purists looked askance at his methods.
Opening batsmen werent expected to blaze away from the first ball as Sehwag did; they were supposed to remove the gloss off the new ball and the sting from the opening bowlers before assuming the ascendency, making the road smoother for himself and his comrades to follow. Sehwag chose a completely different path and he would not be diverted from it.