I will try for 400: Sehwag

Virender sehwag admits having a quadruple ton in mind, but says his primary aim is to help india score quickly. here's what lord of brabourne told Debasish Datta in a special chat

Virender sehwag admits having a quadruple ton in mind, but says his primary aim is to help india score quickly. here's what lord of brabourne told Debasish Datta in a special chat

Virender Sehwag enjoying a moment at the Brabourne yesterday. pic/afp

I'm delighted with my unbeaten 284, but I wish my father was living to see this knock. He would have been very happy today. I dedicate this knock to him and my family members.

Where 400 is concerned, koshish karunga... but first my task is to help India score as many runs and quickly. Then comes the aim of 300 and only after that, I will think of 400.

I'm aware of the fact that I can become the first man to score three Test triple hundreds by going past Sir Don Bradman, who scored two Test triples. I knew about this ever since I got my second triple ton against South Africa in Chennai last year.

I enjoyed my batting most from lunch to tea. I was just waiting for the loose balls to attack and I availed of those opportunities. My partners (M Vijay and Rahul Dravid) and me decided not to take any risks because we had a task to perform.

All this business of scoring 300 did not come to my mind before reached 200. My job was to build a solid platform for India. And our primary job was to score 394 to surpass Sri Lanka's first innings total. After that, it was just consolidation.

Vijay (opening partner) played superbly. He deserved a century but unfortunately couldn't reach one. The wicket is still a good one to bat on, but it will deteriorate on Days Four and Five. That's why it is very important to pile on as many runs as possible on Day Three so that we don't have to bat here in the fourth innings.

Muttiah Muralitharan is a dangerous bowler. If you allow him to settle he will strangle you so I decided to counter-attack him.

My best stroke? A six off left-arm seamer Chanaka Welegedara.