In a recent revelation, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag shared an amusing anecdote about his interaction with a prominent English broadcaster, Sky Sports. Sehwag disclosed that Sky Sports had expressed interest in including him in their commentary panel. However, the conversation took an unexpected turn when Sehwag humorously hinted that his services might be too costly for them.
“So once I got a call from Sky Sports that ‘We’ll love to have you in our panel’. I said ‘But you can’t afford me’. But they said ‘No, give me your price’,” said Sehwag on Club Prairie Fire podcast.
“I said ‘You can’t afford me’ but they said ‘Please give us the price’. Then I said okay ‘GBP 10,000 a day’ and they said ‘Yes you’re right we can’t’,” Sehwag added.
In addition to the Sky Sports incident, Sehwag also recalled an offer he received from a Big Bash League (BBL) franchise, where he was offered $100,000. However, he declined the offer, suggesting that he could spend that amount on his holidays.
“No, Don’t need, we are rich people, we don’t go to poor countries for other leagues. I still remember when I was dropped from the Indian team, I was playing IPL, then I got an offer from BBL that I should participate in Big Bash, I said okay how much money, they said $100,000. I said I can spend that money on my holidays, even last night’s bill was more than $100,000,” he revealed.
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