Having been spanked around the park by Virender Sehwag in the one-day internationals against India, New Zealand medium pacer Iain O'Brien picked the explosive Indian opener as more destructive than Sachin Tendulkar.

Asked to pick between Sehwag, who plundered the Kiwi attack at will while aggregating 299 runs from the five ODIs, and the imperious Tendulkar (244 in three matches), O'Brien chose the Delhi opener for his destructive abilities.