Simon Taufel Suggested Virendra Sehwag to take up Umpiring

Simon Taufel, whose career lasted for more than 13 years, had mastered the art and is hence, is regarded as one of the greatest umpires of all time. During his illustrious career, he won the ICC Umpire of the Year award for five consecutive years between 2004 and 2008. In a recent interview to a sports portal, Taufel revealed that he has spoken to a few players to take up the job and in particularly talked his discussion with former India cricketer Virender Sehwag from a few years back. He recalled Sehwag standing next to him at square leg during India games and would call on out and not out. This urged Taufel to advice Sehwag on taking up umpiring but the legendary India opener had turned down the offer. He further added that besides Sehwag, India have two other players who can turn out of to great umpires and I’d love to see Virender Sehwag, maybe even Virat Kohli or Ravichandran Ashwin take it up. They seem to be very well on top of the laws and playing conditions of the game at the moment.