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Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag has revealed that Sky Sports once approached him to join their cricket commentary panel but backed out because they couldn’t afford his exorbitant fee. In a candid conversation on the YouTube podcast Club Prairie Fire, Sehwag shared that he had told Sky News they wouldn’t be able to afford him, but they insisted on him quoting his price. Sehwag then quoted a hefty £10,000 a day, leading Sky Sports to decline the offer. The incident left everyone in stitches.

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has revealed that he once turned down a $100,000 offer from the Big Bash League. During a conversation with Adam Gilchrist, Sehwag joked that Indian cricketers ‘don’t need’ to play in other T20 leagues as they ‘are rich people’ and ‘don’t go to poor countries.’ Sehwag’s comments have sparked reactions on social media.