Former India World Cup winner Virender Sehwag said he did not step out of his hotel room for two days and instead took the help of a relative in USA to binge-watch Prison Break after the 2007 World Cup debacle.
India did not qualify for the knockout stages of the showpiece event in 2007, after infamous defeats to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
“Everyone thought we would reach the next round. We had a two-day break after the league stage. We lost, we didn’t have tickets. We had to stay two days extra at Trinidad and Tobago without any practice. In those two days, I didn’t ask for room service or housekeeping, I didn’t even step out of the room. With the help of a relative in the US, I arranged for Prison Break and finished three seasons of the show during that time,” the former India opener further said on Breakfast with Champions.
“2007 hurt more. Our team in 2007 was the best team in the world at the time. On paper, you won’t find a better team than that, even before or after. In 2003, we lost the final, in 2011, we won, but we didn’t have such big names ever. We lost 2 matches, won 1 and that too against Bermuda,” Sehwag said.
However, Sehwag played a crucial part in India winning 2011 World Cup giving the side quick-fire starts.