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“Double ton in ODIs possible in NZ”

"It is achievable in New Zealand because of the small grounds. Sachin (Tendulkar) was very close to achieving it (in the third ODI in Christchurch), as he still had five overs left in the innings before he retired hurt. If someone bats 50 overs on small grounds, he could possibly score a double. Matthew Hayden batted 50 overs and made 180 plus. So he was very close to it," said India’s swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag.

"I don’t think so. You have Brendon McCullum and (David) Warner. There are a couple of other batsmen as well."

"My coach and captain gave me full freedom to go and play my natural game. They asked me to go and hit the ball. So I was not worried about getting out. I knew if I could provide a quick start, then the middle order can finish the game," said Sehwag.

Sehwag said, "This is one of my best innings as I remained not out. I played some good shots. I never thought I could play the hook and pull shots on this track. I don’t how it comes or where it comes from, but I managed to hit the ball well."

Sehwag said, "I knew Azharuddin had scored a century off 62 or 63 balls. But I think I mistimed the ball when I completed my 100 with a six."

the Delhi batsman said, "We couldn’t do any better than this. We also celebrated Holi on the ground and off it. We’re happy we won on Holi and made history winning a series for the first time here."

"We are a very young and talented side. We can chase anything because we believe in ourselves. Even if we chase targets of 330 or 340 or 350, we have batsmen who can hit the ball hard and score 50 in 30 balls or 100 in 60 balls.

"We are not worried about getting out. If you worry about getting out, then you will not make runs. We know our strengths and weaknesses and we back ourselves to play our shots," he said.

"They will carry a psychological scar as they are now worried about our opening partnership. Gautam (Gambhir) and me will be opening the innings in the Test matches. So they have to think twice or thrice about where to bowl to us."

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