Virender Sehwag’s son Aaryavir during a nets session. (Screengrab)
Virender Sehwag’s son Aaryavir blitzed with a double ton in Delhi’s clash against Meghalaya in the Cooch Behar Trophy at the MCA Cricket Ground in Shillong on Thursday.
The teenager scored some sumptuous shots all around the ground. In his knock of 200 from 229 balls, Aaryavir scored 34 boundaries and two maximums and was striking at 87.34.
Aaryavir’s marathon innings ensured that Delhi was way ahead in the game at 468/2 and a lead of 208 runs at the end of Day’s play. Along with him another opener Arnav Bugga too scored a ton and picked up three wickets with the ball. Both the openers put on 180 runs for the first wicket.
Meghalaya in first innings has been bundled out for 260 runs. Fast bowler Udhav Mohan chipped in with four wickets.
Aaryavir made his debut in October in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy and scored an impressive 49 to help his side win by six wickets against Manipur in the U-19 One-day competition.
Sehwag on his son
In 2019 Sehwag spoke about the pressure of being his son and stated there was no pressure on his sons to become cricketers:
“I don’t want to see another Virender Sehwag in them. They can become a Virat Kohli or a Hardik Pandya or MS Dhoni. But they don’t have to [become] cricketers. They are free to choose their careers and we will help them achieve as far as possible. But the bottom line is to become good human beings. That’s non-negotiable.”
Sehwag last year also revealed his son was already looking to get an IPL contract. “My son is 15 years old and is already working hard to get a chance to play in the IPL,” he said on Star Sports.
“The IPL has benefited young talent the most. Earlier, nobody got noticed from Ranji Trophy performances and hence couldn’t make it to the Indian team. But now, if you perform well in the IPL and you showcase your talent, then immediately, you get an opportunity to play for the Indian team. Because of the IPL, so many children from smaller states of the country have started taking cricket seriously and try their best to participate in the IPL and strive hard for it,” he added.
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