'Yeh Zaroorat Cook ke Jaane ke Baad Padhi': Virender Sehwag Takes a Dig at England Team for Travelling With Chef on India Tour

Former India cricketers Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra took a cheeky dig at the England cricket team for their decision to bring a chef with them on the India tour for a five-match Test series.

The crucial series will be part of the World Test Championship as it is going to be a tough challenge for the English team who last won a Test series in India in 2012.

Ben Stokes and Co. will travel with a popular Premier League football club  Manchester United chef in order to ensure nutritious food for players.

Sehwag, who is known for his witty posts on social media, retweeted England’s cricket team fab account, the Barmy Army’s tweet about the report and he reacted with a jibe at the English team.

“Yeh zaroorat Cook ke jaane ke baad padhi (The requirement came after Cook’s departure) IPL mein nahi padegi. (Won’t be required during the IPL),” Sehwag wrote.

Chef Omar Meziane in the past travelled with the team to Pakistan in December 2022 when Ben Stokes’ side whitewashed the home team.

“England will take their own chef on tour to India later this month to try and avoid players falling ill during the seven-week trip. The chef will join the squad in Hyderabad before the first Test on January 25 in an attempt to keep on top of the players’ nutrition,” The Telegraph said in a report.

Aakash Chopra also took a dig at the England team and said, “Good idea. I am sure that the majority of English players must be bringing in their chefs for the IPL too, year after year. As if.”

England will start their series in Hyderabad, followed by matches in Vishakhapatnam, Rajkot, Ranchi and Dharamsala.

In their most recent tour of the country in 2021, they started with a win in the first Test in Chennai but lost the next three.

With skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum in charge, the English would hope to get better results this time and continue the pair’s unbeaten record.

During a busy summer last year, England fought back from behind to level the Ashes against Australia 2-2.