Internet Desk: Virender Sehwag was explosive as he scored 62 runs in just 31 balls for Palace Diamonds against the Shahid Afridi-led Royals in the first edition of Ice Cricket Challenge in Switzerland.
‘ Nawab of Najafgarh’ was seen in great touch as he thumped Shoaib Akhtar for four in the first ball he faced but, his team lost the match as former English batsman, Owais Shah scored 74 runs.
Sehwag tweeted his photo and the former Indian Captain Sourav Ganguly also tweeted praising his former teammate.
Hathiyar chhode hain ,chalana nahi bhoole hain 🙂 Great fun on the ice. pic.twitter.com/V1bjFATGnI
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 8, 2018
@virendersehwag .. kya baat kaha Viru…
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) February 8, 2018
Great former players like Michael Hussey, Shoaib Akhtar and Mahela Jayawardene are playing in this series to promote cricket in Switzerland. It was great to see the backdrop of the breathtaking Swiss Alps.