Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag recently shared some advice for young cricketers while talking about an incident involving Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill.
Sehwag mentioned that he once did a commercial shoot with both players, but they didn't approach him to talk about cricket during the six hours they spent together.
Speaking to Cricbuzz, Sehwag said, "He (Prithvi Shaw) did an ad shoot with me. He didn't talk to me about cricket for once. We were there for 6 hours. Shubman Gill was also there. Nobody talked to me. If you want to talk to someone then you have to approach them."
Sehwag emphasized that if young players want guidance from senior or legendary players, they need to take the initiative and approach them.
To highlight this point, Sehwag recalled an incident from 2003-04 when he wanted to talk to the legendary Indian player Sunil Gavaskar about cricket.
Back then, Sehwag had expressed his desire to John Wright, the coach at the time, and requested him to arrange a meeting with Gavaskar. Wright organized a dinner where Sehwag, his opening partner Aakash Chopra, and Gavaskar could discuss batting. They had a fruitful conversation, and Sehwag mentioned that they were rewarded for their efforts.
Sehwag emphasized that young players have to take the initiative to approach senior players. They shouldn't expect the senior players to make the effort to approach them.
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