Former New Zealand batter Ross Taylor recently released his autobiography ‘Ross Taylor: Black & White’, co-written by Paul Thomas and there are some very interesting tidbits about various players with whom Taylor played alongside.

In a part of his memoirs, the Kiwi batting great has narrated one of the most interesting pieces of batting advice that he ever got, which came from India’s Virender Sehwag during the Indian Premier League, where the two played for Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals).

Taylor joined the Delhi franchise in 2012 for US$1.3 million and was struggling for runs in one of the matches when Indian legend Virender Sehwag, his then teammate, asked him to bat as he enjoys himself while eating prawns.

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"We had a memorable night at Sehwag’s restaurant. A lot of the guys liked their football so we were watching Manchester City play Queens Park Rangers on a big screen. It was the final round of the Premier League and Sergio Agüero scored in stoppage time to give City a 3–2 win and their first title for 44 years. The food was fantastic, particularly the prawns. I couldn’t stop eating them but didn’t realize Sehwag was aware that I was making a pig of myself," Taylor wrote in his autobiography, an excerpt of which was published on Stuff.co.nz.

“We played the next day. Sehwag was smacking it to all parts, making it look easy. The overseas batters, me included, were struggling. I was feeling nervous because I was on big money and knew I had to deliver. The pressure was on when I went in to bat, but Sehwag was so relaxed: he glove-punched me and said, 'Ross, just bat like you’re eating prawns.' It was like cricket was a hobby and he was just playing for fun. From then on, whenever our paths crossed, he would remind me about the prawns,” the excerpt further read.  

Taylor only played one season for Delhi scoring 256 runs in 16 matches.