Virender Sehwag has asked Sky Sports for “GBP 10,000 per day” for comments. This was the answer

Virender Sehwag is among the few stars who never shy away from calling a spade a spade. In a recent interaction, he revealed how an English broadcaster’s request to include him on their panel was rejected by him. He made the revelation while talking to Australian cricket great Adam Gilchrist. Famous broadcaster Sky Sports wanted to have Sehwag on its panel, but the deal turned into a hilarious chat after the former India opener revealed the fee he would charge.

“Then one time I got a call from Sky Sports saying ‘We’d love to have you on our panel’. I said ‘But you can’t pay me’. But they said ‘No, give me your price’.” said Sehwag in Prairie Fire Club podcast.

“I said ‘You can’t pay me’ but they said ‘Please give us the price’. So I said ok ’10 thousand pounds a day’ and they said ‘Yes, you’re right, we can’t'” , Sehwag added. .

During the same interaction, Sehwag also revealed that he was once offered $100,000 from a BBL franchise but he turned down the offer.

The conversation began when Gilchrist asked Sehwag if Indian players would ever play in the Big Bash League. Sehwag wittily said that there is no need as Indian cricketers have a lot of money.

Adam Gilchrist: Do you see a time when Indian players will be able to play in other T20 leagues?

Virender Sehwag: “No, you don’t need to. We are rich people, we don’t go to poor countries (laughs)”.

Sehwag then shared his own story when he turned down a big BBL contract.

“No, there’s no need, we are rich people, we don’t go to poor countries for other leagues. I still remember when I was released from the Indian team, I was playing IPL, then I got an offer from BBL that I should participate in Big Bash, I said ok how much money, they said $100,000, I said I can spend that money on my vacation, even last night’s bill was over $100,000,” he revealed.