Former Indian Test cricketer Virender Sehwag heaped reward on Pakistanis’ hospitality, saying that he bought emotional after receiving the nice and cozy welcome from the locals throughout his go to to the nation.

India toured Pakistan in 2003 to play 5 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Tests. India gained the ODI collection 3-2 and Test collection 2-1.

While recalling the tour throughout an interview on a YouTube channel, Sehwag mentioned Pakistani folks have been so welcoming to them.

“When we toured Pakistan back in 2003-04, we found so much love from the Pakistani people,” he shared.

“Before the second Test in Lahore, we went for shopping. I bought some 30-35 Pakistani suits for my family from a local market. The shopkeeper refused to take money from me, saying I am the guest, and how he can take money from a guest. We received such love everywhere in Pakistan,” he added.

‘Inzamam was largest middle-order batter in Asia’

During the identical interview, Sehwag extremely rated Inzamam-ul-Haq.

“Inzi Bhai was so sweet. Everyone talks about Tendulkar but I believe that Inzamam was the biggest middle-order batter in Asia,” he lauded.

“Tendulkar was out of batters’ league, he was above it. But, Inzamam was best in middle-order. I am talking about 2003-04 when an average of around eight was just an imagination. Teams used to panic in such situations but Inzamam at that time used to stay calm while scoring runs at an average of around eight,” he added.

Inzamam is among the finest batters Pakistan have ever produced. He represented his nation in 120 Tests, 378 ODIs and a T20I from 1991 to 2007. He was additionally part of Pakistan’s World Cup-winning crew in 1992.