Virender Shewag

[Leggie]

Yes but i think you should either open with Sehwag or not play him it all, I don't know why, I just feel it...

 

[sohum]

Yes but i think you should either open with Sehwag or not play him it all, I don't know why, I just feel it...

He was a domestic middle order batsman to start with.

 

[ivanvdm15]

nah i like the position were he is at because Ganguly and Tendulkar are great openers Ganguly strugling a bit this series but he performs alot more than other openers.

 

[SciD]

Sehwag got himself out. This is the reason for him not being in the team. He does not use his mind to assess the situation. He had the bowling on his feet yet he gave his wicket away.

 

[sohum]

Sehwag got himself out. This is the reason for him not being in the team. He does not use his mind to assess the situation. He had the bowling on his feet yet he gave his wicket away.

Okay. But you have to credit him with the fact that he got the bowling at his feet. If he does that even regularly, you're going to have occasions where he uses his mind/gets lucky enough to hit a big one. And that's where you get the 309 and 254 against Pakistan, and the 195 against Australia.

 

[SciD]

Actually in ODI he is performing badly. He was still okay in Test matches.
If you look at history, there will always be a dropped catch in his 100 in ODIs.

 

[icyman]

Actually in ODI he is performing badly. He was still okay in Test matches.
If you look at history, there will always be a dropped catch in his 100 in ODIs.

Tendulkar,Inzimam,Lara,Ganguly and others in the 10K club havent reached that pedestal without being dropped in a match !

 

[sohum]

Actually in ODI he is performing badly. He was still okay in Test matches.
If you look at history, there will always be a dropped catch in his 100 in ODIs.

But he has been dropped from the Test side because of his ODI form, which is a little unfair I feel.

 

[SciD]

Lets hope he gets 100 today as I love to watch him bat. He can be devastating in middle overs where India tend to drop run rate.

 

[icyman]

If you want Sehwag at his best,just ask him to play against England.
He absolutely hammers them.I still remember the ICC 2002 Champions Trophy in SriLanka where he made Nasser Hussain wonder whether he[Hussain] should give up captaincy after the match.

 

[Leggie]

If you want Sehwag at his best,just ask him to play against England.
He absolutely hammers them.I still remember the ICC 2002 Champions Trophy in SriLanka where he made Nasser Hussain wonder whether he[Hussain] should give up captaincy after the match.

Yeah, but he's way over the hill now...

 

[angryangy]

But he has been dropped from the Test side because of his ODI form, which is a little unfair I feel.

That's what happened to Inzi, isn't it? He retired from ODIs and then the PCB decided they weren't going to have any Test specialists on their payroll.

Sense would be for him to go to Australia, though. He will be useful for preparations because he is experienced. More importantly, as Ian Chappell has said, he will be integral because he can take the attack to Brett Lee, who is currently the key bowler. In the form that Lee is in, players who allow themselves to be dominated will eventually catch the 'heatseeker' delivery that they just can defend. Sehwag is probably just as vulnerable to a ball sneaking between bat and pad, but at least he might be able to make 70 or 80 quick runs and get the team a start that puts pressure back on the bowlers and the fielding captain.

 

[SciD]

Ist ball bouncer.
IInd bowl bouncer.
IIrd ball outside off stump. Play and miss.
Ivth ball in coming delivery at stumps. Sehwag LBW.

 

[sohum]

Ist ball bouncer.
IInd bowl bouncer.
IIrd ball outside off stump. Play and miss.
Ivth ball in coming delivery at stumps. Sehwag LBW.

Ah yes. So I guess the first two deliveries he scores 25 runs off each so that his average doesn't look bad.

 

[.Mob]

Ouch, scion, you just got told.