Beyond the boundary: When Virender Sehwag bribed umpire Rudi Koertzen

As World Cup euphoria grips the nation, former India batter Virender Sehwag lets Fever RJ Sharat in on lesser-known cricket trivia

Former India opener Virender Sehwag spilled the beans on how he bribed the late South African umpire Rudi Koertzen.

Virender Sehwag revealed that he 'bribed' late umpire Rudi Koertzen with a paid of pads

Viru recalled that the umpire had approached him to ask for a pair of blue colour leg pads for himself.

The batter, in his typical style, offered him his own, which Koertzen accepted with a smile. In exchange, Viru extracted a promise from the umpire that he’d not give him a dismissal on the pitch.

A few months later, he recalled, the umpire refused to declare him out, despite a very strong LBW appeal. Viru himself said that he was clearly out and joked that Koertzen told him that he could not save him anymore!

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