MUMBAI: The most powerful opening batsmen duo, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag will be seen making their way to the sets of Sony Entertainment Television's Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 this Friday. Kickstarting the Shaandaar Shukravaar episode, the cricket legends will be seen playing along with the host Mr. Amitabh Bachchan.
During an interaction, when asked about creating various strategies on field and matching it up to strategies to win the maximum amount from the show, Sourav Ganguly shared, "We've planned a lot of strategies but, we were nervous. Because for years, I was on the other side and now I'm on this side. And now that I am on this side, I know how difficult it is."
He continued to say, "When we won the Natwest Trophy in 2002, Sehwag and I used to open and went to bat and had to make 325 runs so, I told Sehwag that now it is going to be 15 overs when the fielders are going to be inside so don't hit it so much and he agreed. The first strike they put, he (Sehwag) hit a mid-off four. I told him 'See, Veeru in the first ball we got 4 runs, now you continue to play singles, we'll have an 8 in the over so we'll be steady with the run rate. And he agreed. The next ball came and he again took a mid-off shot. The third ball, he again hit a four and then I didn't go to him. In 6 balls, he hit 5 fours. Fourth was a sweep and fifth he hit through the third man and he would've hit the sixth also but he must've felt pity for me."
Adding to this, Virender Sehwag says, 'The WHO of our team was Dada. He was the Captain, whatever he said, we just blindly followed it." Responding to this, Sourav Ganguly says, "I just gave you an example of that. There are many stories which I will share" which leaves the audience and Amitabh Bachchan burst out in laughter.
With all this and more, the Shaandaar Shukravaar episodes are sure to be filled with the much-required glitz, glamour followed by a perfect gameplay!
The winning amount will be doated to the Sourav Ganguly Foundation and the Virender Sehwag Foundation.
To know more, be sure to tune-in for Kaun Banega Crorepati 13’s Shaandaar Shukravaar starting 3rd September at 9:00 pm only on Sony Entertainment Television
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