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‘I would like to go on’

CRICINFO, undated
Virender Seh-wag lit up the opening day of India's first Test match in Pakistan for almost 15 years, and afterwards expressed a desire to go on Monday morning and become the first Indian to score 300.
He also surprised many by saying that he would still prefer to bat in the middle-order if there was a vacant slot.
"It's my best innings in Test cricket," he said of his 228 not out, refreshingly devoid of doubt at the end of a day of exhilarating batting. "And I would definitely like to go for 300 tomorrow."
Sehwag was candid in his assessment of the pitch, saying that it was loaded in the batsmen's favour, but adding, "You still have to apply yourself to make runs."
After a blistering start to the one-day series in Karachi, Sehwag did little of note in the remaining four games. But he said that the Test-cricket stage was perfectly suited to his brand of batting.
"In one-day cricket, you have to try and play a lot of shots in the first 15 overs. In Tests, you can wait for the loose balls, and it's easier to hit boundaries."
Pakistan learnt that the hard way, conceding a whopping 30 fours and 5 sixes to him.
He added 183 with Sachin Tendulkar and said that having his hero at the other end had been a big help.
"Whenever I made a mistake or played a false shot, he would tell me from the non-striker's end to just stick around and wait for the loose balls."
Sehwag insisted that there were no nerves when he was on 199 for ten deliveries. "I was just waiting for the loose ball," he said, before adding that it was vitally important that he carried on rather than give it away.
"At Melbourne [he made a dazzling 195 in five hours on Boxing Day], I got out and the team struggled afterwards," he said. "I knew that if I stayed not out today, it would benefit the side much more."
When asked what words he had exchanged with Shoaib Akhtar, he smiled and said, "Nothing much, it was just banter."
Shoaib, who went wicketless in 18 overs today, clearly didn't see the funny side.
Sehwag dedicated his innings to his parents and bride-to-be, adding that the innings was even more valuable given that it was India's first match here in such a long time.
"There are four days left," he said, "and if we play well tomorrow, we can win the game."
A couple more hours of controlled mayhem will go a long way towards fructifying that desire.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard at stumps on the opening day of the first Test between Pakistan and India at the Multan
Stadium on Sunday:
INDIA: First innings
Chopra c Farhat b Saqlain 42
Sehwag not out 228
Dravid c Hameed b Sami 6
Tendulkar not out 60
Extras: (b-4, lb-10, nb-6) 20
Total: (For 2 wkts in 90 overs) 356
Fall of wickets: 1-160, 2-173
To bat: Laxman, Yuvraj, Patel Kumble, Pathan, Balaji, Zaheer
Bowler O M R W
Akhtar 18 4 60 0
Sami 18 2 54 1
Shabbir 20 6 64 0
Saqlain 23 2 123 1
Razzaq 11 2 41 0
PAKISTAN: Inzamam, Farhat Umar, Hameed, Youhana, Razzaq Moin, Saqlain, Akhtar, Sami Shabbir
Toss: India
Umpires: David Shepherd (England) and Simon Taufel (Australia)