The hat-trick hero had sent Sehwag packing without letting him open his account in the season-opening four-day Mohammad Nissar Trophy cricket match at the Froze Shah Kotla ground on Monday.
"I was confused when I first came to bowl but then I thought he was just a normal player," he said after the match.
India for the first time, admitted that he was well supported by fellow paceman Asad Ali.
"Together we won the domestic championships for our team in Pakistan. It is not possible (to perform well) if you don't have a good partner," he said.
This is Imran's second consecutive hat-trick after he picked one in a list-A match in Pakistan's domestic championship.
Asked if the Pakistan batsmen had squandered the advantage as they were 143 for 6 at stumps, Imran said, "It was nothing like that, it was just part of the game."
Indian batsman Virat Kohli also praised Imran for his outstanding performance.
"Imran was really very good today. He was getting right movements by hitting in the right areas and maintaining the right length. He maintained that throughout," he said.
Asked about his batting position, he said, "I was ready to bat at any position as the team management wanted.
"I opened in Sri Lanka so I did not think it would be any problem for me," he said.
Kohli also said that Indians did not take the Pakistanis lighhtly.
"They are the champions back home so there was no question of taking them lightly," he said.
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