Happy to equal Kapil's record : Sehwag

Sehwag said he is happy to equal the record of Kapil Dev. Kapil had blasted the Zimbabweans for a blistering 175 not in a World Cup match at Turnbridge Wells, in 1983.

He said he wanted to bat the entire 50 overs and scoring a double hundred was never in his mind.

"No, not at all. I never thought about getting a double century. When I got out less then three overs were left. I could have got a maximum of 15 balls and score 25 runs.I didn't even think about getting a double century. My target was to play 50 overs." the whirlwind hitter said.

"I am happy and honoured to have equalled his (Kapil Dev) score in the World Cup. People will now speak about both of us getting 175."

"My strike rate was still more than 100. My aim was to bat minimum 30-40 overs and when I batted 47 I was happy that at least once in my career I had batted for so long. I was planning to bat 50 overs but could not do that today. Hopefully will do that some time."

"I think I hit a six on 49, and after that till 75 or 80 I was just rotating the strike. Because I knew I had to play 30-40 overs, and if I do that I would get hundred. I was not worrired about my hundred, or runs, because I knew it will come if I stay there."

About the misunderstanding with Sachin, he said "He was calling and I wasn't listening. I was looking at the direction of the ball. For a second, I thought I had committed a mistake, but when I got back to the dressing room he said the bottomline was to win the game for the country. It's not important who is performing."

Sehwag's 175 is the fifth highest individual innings in WC history, after Kirsten's 188 no, Ganguly's 183, Richards 181 and Kapil's 175 no.