To which Taylor stumped everyone with his apt reply in Hindi.
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Sehwag was highly impressed with Taylor’s sense of humour and for the first time ever he praised someone on twitter for his wit.
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It all started when Sehwag affectionately addressed Taylor as ‘darji’ (not the first time though) after his match winning knock the 1st ODI against India.
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But the unthinkable has finally happened. Sehwag has found a worthy opponent and in fact, a better one – none other than Sehwag says so.
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It is Sehwag’s favourite ‘darji’ or in other words New Zealand middle order batsman Ross Taylor, who has managed to attract praise from Sehwag. (Photo: AP)
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Taking their ‘dariji’ (tailor) banter at a different level, Ross Taylor posted a photograph on his instagram account with the caption “Rajkot mein match k baad, darji (Tailor) Ki dukaan band. Agli silai Trivandrum mein hogi... Zaroor Aana.”
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The trend continued on twitter with Sehwag upper cutting, hooking and sweeping virtually every former and current cricketer around. (Photo: BCCI)
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Have you ever seen Virender Sehwag opting out of a challenge conceding that the opponent has got the better of him? Whether it’s a bouncer or a yorker, Sehwag always looked to score.