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strongChennai:/strong Virender Sehwag's patchy form continued but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni still believes that the senior opener should be given more time to get back to form as he is a match-winner. Asked about the performance of Sehwag, who played in the Test wearing spectacles, Dhoni said,I think we just need to give him more time. Well, that's how he bats. About Viru pa, I've said this plenty of times before, when he scores runs, he looks a fantastic player and when he doesn't, you can question the shot he played or the way he played. He's someone who's always played with that sort of flair. At times, we get very critical about him. We all know he is someone who can change the course of the game, he's an attacking player. So let's go forward with that kind of an attitude, he said. [caption id=attachment_640411 align=alignright width=380 strongChennai:/strong Virender Sehw
Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were among those whose slogged out for batting practice while off-spinner Harbhajan Singh had a lengthy bowling drill as the Indian team went for two grinding training sessions for the second successive day here today. Tailenders Ishant Sharma and Ashok Dinda also batted with remarkable seriousness at the nets at National Cricket Academy here facing out-of-system young bowlers. The duo batted for 45 minutes in turns apparently reflecting Indian team's earnestness to help the tailenders improve their batting. Harbhajan, who could play in his 100th Test in the series against his favourite opposition side, spent considerable time bowling at the top order batsmen at the Chinnaswany Stadium ground. Later, he worked on his bowling at the NCA along with Team India bowling coach Joe Dawes for nearly an hour. He had long chats with Joe, who was a fast bowler in his heydays. [caption id=attachment_628768 align=alignright width=380 Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwa
Virender Sehwag may or may not know Andrea Pirlo. But for those have seen the elegant Italian play -- the experience is pretty special. He has settled into a slightly deeper role in the midfield -- he commands the troops with his sweeping vision and his through passes have the artist's touch. But in 2011, Pirlo was disillusioned by an injury-disrupted campaign at AC Milan. He sensed that he was no longer wanted by coach Massimiliano Allegri or influential chief executive Adriano Galliani. He knew that he needed to make a change, he knew that if he wanted to add to his 80 caps for Italy, he would need to find some form. But Pirlo was turning 32 and many thought he was past his best. Luckily enough, in Turin, someone believed in his talent. [caption id=attachment_610534 align=alignleft width=380 Virender Sehwag may or may not know
Virender Sehwag has been dropped for the first three one-dayers against England and it is time India looked beyond him for an opener in the 50-over game. The truth is Sehwag, the ODI opener, was never as good as Sehwag, the Test opener. His destructive batting in the five-day game, his ability to pierce the field at will and dispatch even good balls to the boundary, always implied that he would thrive in limited-overs cricket. But for some reason he was never able to dominate the same way. While he scores at over a run-a-ball in ODIs - his strike-rate is 104.33 - Sehwag's career average of 35.05 is almost 10 runs lower than Sachin Tendulkar's. Fifteen hundreds from 245 innings is also not the kind of return one would expect from a batsman of his abilities. In all, he has 53 scores over 50, so he fires in roughly one game out of every five. However, it is the last 12 months have been have been the most damning. Sehwag has always thrived on his hand-eye co-ordination. He sees the ball earlier than most and his natural timing has allowed him to punish even good balls. But age takes its greatest toll on precisely these attributes. [caption id=attachment_579566 align=alignleft width=380 Virender Sehwag has been dropped fo
Kolkata: India opener Virender Sehwag today lashed out at the batsmen for showing lack of patience and held them responsible for putting the hosts on the verge of a heavy defeat in the third Test against England here. If you apply yourself on this wicket, it's not that difficult to score runs. It's Test cricket and you have to show some patience. Yes you can say that (we did not show enough patience). The key was the patience, Sehwag told reporters after the fourth day's play. The Delhi player believed that things could have been different had India posted a big first-innings total. In this series, we have not put runs on the board, especially in the last two Tests. The moment we put 500-plus, it's going to be a different ballgame. [caption id=attachment_550606 align=alignleft width=380 Kolkata: India opener Virender Sehw
Virender Sehwag's 100th test. Sachin Tendulkar in his home ground. And Cheteshwar Pujara, who might be a combination of both Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman. For any cricket fan, no, Test cricket fan, this has to be ample reason to abandon drawing room viewing and book tickets to see a Test match at Wankhede in Mumbai. It was reason enough for me. The second India-England Test was in Mumbai. And there the process began. I called the ground a number of times, asked friends - but was told unequivocally that this isn't the IPL, ticket information will come out only a week before the match. And so three days before, we bought tickets, also to be told that one can't choose seats -- take the seats you get. And, there are no per day tickets -- if you want to watch one day's play, pay for all five. No choice, get the drift? [caption id=attachment_533193 align=alignleft width=380 Virender Sehwag's 100th test. Sachi
Virender Sehwag over 100 tests has given Indian fans plenty to talk about. Whether he's hitting the ball to all corners of the field with disdain or getting out attempting an audacious shot, the Delhi batsman has never provided Indian fans or test cricket with a dull moment while at the crease. Playing his hundredth test match in Mumbai today, we look back at some of the best innings by the butcher of Najafgarh. strong147 against West Indies in Mumbai (2002)/strong His third Test century. Sehwag began carefully at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, but soon found his rhythm and the West Indies bowlers had no answers as he cut and drove at will. In all he struck 23 fours and 3 sixes, and in another sign of things to come, when from 96 to 100 with a boundary (this time a four). His strike-rate was 71.06, sedate by his eventual standards, but it was a harbinger of things to come. Sehwag, the opener, had arrived. [caption id=attachment_532740 align=alignleft width=380 Virender Sehwag over 100 tests has
Sehwag was included in the Indian team purely as a one-day player. At any cost this century is not going to help him make it to the Test squad. JY Lele, the then convener of the BCCI selection panel, said in 2001 after Virender Sehwag smashed his first international hundred in an ODI against New Zealand. Over a decade later, Sehwag is one of the best opening batsmen the Test world has ever seen. Until the advent of Sehwag, India's opening batsmen rarely exhilarated their demanding fans on a regular basis. Sunil Gavaskar was a remorseless accumulator. But a remorseless accumulator is not very exhilarating, except to someone like Sir Geoffrey Boycott. Krishnamachari Srikkanth was mostly cavalier, which made him infuriating more than exhilarating. Then there was Farokh Engineer, who was flamboyant and ended his career with a record only slightly better than Srikkanth's. Apart from the aforementioned guys, almost all of India's openers were about dogged defence. And caution. And studied accretion. Then along came Sehwag. [caption id=attachment_531939 align=alignleft width=380 Sehwag was included in the Indian t
Virender Sehwag cracked his firstcentury in more than two years as India came up with a solidbatting display to take control of the first cricket Testagainst England in Ahmedabad today. Sehwag, who has been woefully out of form for long,notched up his 23rd Test century with a run-a-ball 117, whileCheteshwar Pujara was just two runs short of his ton as thehosts cruised to 323 for four at close on the opening day. Giving Pujara company was comeback man Yuvraj Singh, whowas batting on 24, on a dry Sardar Patel track which hasalready shown signs of assisting the slow bowlers. Off-spinner Graeme Swann did the damage for the visitors,scalping all the four wickets that fell today, and peggedIndia back to some extent after the roaring start Sehwagprovided to the team. [caption id=attachment_525355 align=alignleft width=380 Virender Sehwag cracked his firstce
AHMEDABAD, INDIA - NOVEMBER 14: Virender Sehwag of India during a nets session at Sardar Patel Stadium on November 14, 2012 in Ahmedabad, India. AHMEDABAD, INDIA - NOVEMBER 14: Vi
Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag wears his helmet as he prepares to bat in the nets during a training session at The Sardar Patel Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad on November 14, 2012. India plays their first test cricket match against England from November 15 in Ahmedabad. Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag we
India's Sachin Tendulkar (R) and Virender Sehwag watch during a cricket practice session in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 13, 2012. The first test cricket match between India and England will be played in Ahmedabad starting on November 15. India's Sachin Tendulkar (R) and Vi
Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag bats during a training session at The Sardar Patel Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad on November 13, 2012. India plays their first Test cricket match against England from November 15 in Ahmedabad. Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag ba
Indian crickerer Virender Sehwag holds a Man of the Match trophy after the second One Day International (ODI) Tri-series match between India and Pakistan at The Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on June 10, 2008. India won over Pakistan by 140 runs. Indian crickerer Virender Sehwag ho
Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh (L) plays football with team mates Ravichandran Ashwin (C), Virender Sehwag (2R) and Sachin Tendualkar (R) during a training session at The Sardar Patel Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad on November 12, 2012. India plays the first Test match against England from November 15 in Ahmedabad. Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh (L) p
India cricketer Virender Sehwag looks at his finger after a training session on the first day of a three day camp at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai on November 9, 2012. The Indian cricket team has opted for a three day training camp ahead of their upcoming four test series against England. India cricketer Virender Sehwag loo
Explosive India opener Virender Sehwag said here Tuesday that their aim is to win the Test series against England, beginning Nov 15. Our aim is to play well and win the series. England are a good side but so are we. I think it will be a tough series for both of us, said Sehwag on the sidelines of the launch of a cricket bat collection named after him. Sehwag also declared that they are not here for avenging their humiliating 0-4 washout last year against the same opposition in England. [caption id=attachment_516419 align=alignleft width=380 Explosive India opener Virender Seh
Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag holds a cricket bat, one of the newly unveiled VS319 collection during a function in New Delhi on November 6, 2012. The collection was inspired by the record breaking score by Virender Sehwag of 319 runs in a cricket Test match. Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag ho
Virender Sehwag is under a lot of pressure for his run of low scores in recent times but former team-mate VVS Laxman believes that the India opener's strength is to stick to his game plan regardless of his form. It's just unreal. Sehwag is one batsman I really love watching bat. Some of the shots that he plays are unbelievable. People mostly talk about Sehwag's skills and the ability to hit the ball. But for me what stands out is his temperament, Laxman told a href=http://www.bcci.tv/bcci/bccitv/index/viewarticle?article=50472b2921a7e-i-m-no-artist-vvs-laxman.htmlBCCI.tv/a in an interview. Irrespective of whether he's in form or not, he sticks to his game plan and believes in himself. Sometimes, I wondered why can't we all play like he does? [caption id=attachment_511788 align=alignleft width=380 Virender Sehwag is under a lot of p
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRCA - OCTOBER 21: Nathan Rimmington of Perth Scorchers celebrates with Simon Katich of Perth Scorchers the wicket of Virender Sehwag during the Champions league twenty20 match between Perth Scorchers and Delhi Daredevils at Sahara Park Newlands on October 21, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRCA - OCTOBER 21
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRCA - OCTOBER 21: Virender Sehwag of the Delhi Daredevils in action during the Champions league twenty20 match between Perth Scorchers and Delhi Daredevils at Sahara Park Newlands on October 21, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRCA - OCTOBER 21
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRCA - OCTOBER 13: Virender Sehwag (R) of the Daredevils bats as wicketkeeper Manvinder Bisla looks on during the Karbonn Smart CLT20 Group A match between Kolkata Knight Riders (IPL) and Delhi Daredevils (IPL) at SuperSport Park on October 13, 2012 in Pretoria, South Africa. PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRCA - OCTOBER 13:
Delhi Daredevils cricketer Virender Sehwag walks back to the pavillion for 22 runs during Group A of The Champions League T20 (CLT20) at Super Sports Park in Centurion on October 13, 2012. Kalkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl. Delhi Daredevils cricketer Virender
Virender Sehwag always needs to make a point and prove to the world that he's right. He needs to make a statement and end it with a full stop if possible. That's who he is - a straight-talking gun slinging cowboy who fears no one. Or at least that's what he likes to believe. There was a time when his ego was celebrated as quirky - he would come out and say things that you wanted every cricketer to say but you knew they wouldn't. In the age of diplomat cricketers, he was like a breath of fresh air; he was the humanity we seek in our stars and his a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpBQrXMD5gAMaa/a added to that earthy feel. Sourav Ganguly was great at getting the best out of his players, he chose his words carefully. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid were the perfect diplomats. VVS Laxman never had much to say. Anil Kumble had a firm control over what he said. But Sehwag was the odd man out - he could talk back to seniors, dismiss the opposition, belittle copybook technique; he could do it all and get away with it. [caption id=attachment_488948 align=alignleft width=380 Virender Sehwag always needs to mak
strongJohannesburg:/strong Senior opener Virender Sehwag will play in Delhi Daredevils' opening Champions League Twenty20 encounter against IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders at the Centurion on Saturday after he clearing the fitness test here today. Sehwag suffered a ligament strain on his left ankle during India's final Super Eights game against South Africa in Colombo recently. [caption id=attachment_487600 align=alignleft width=380 strongJohannesburg:/strong Senior o
Virender Sehwag's tryst with bad luck and injury has continued. India were not just knocked out of the World T20 tournament but they also saw their opener limp off the ground after a strained ligament in his left ankle during India's final Super Eights match in the World Twenty20 against South Africa in Colombo. The injury happened just around the time Rohit Sharma took a catch to send back South African batsman Jacques Kallis. The team was celebrating but Sehwag seemed to collapse in pain. He, then, needed to be helped off the field. The injury means that he is doubtful for the Delhi Daredevils in the Champions League T20 which begins from 13 October. The Indian team's media manager said that Sehwag has been advised two weeks rest. Sehwag had a poor World Twenty20 competition, scoring only 54 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 112 and was even dropped for India's first game of the Super 8 stage against Australia. [caption id=attachment_477372 align=alignleft width=380 Virender Sehwag's tryst with bad lu
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - OCTOBER 02: Irfan Pathan (2R) of India celebrates the wicket of Jaques Kallis of South Africa with teammates Virender Sehwag (R) and Suresh Raina during the ICC World Twenty20 2012 Super Eights Group 2 match between South Africa and India at R. Premadasa Stadium on October 2, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - OCTOBER 02: I
India's bowler Irfan Pathan, left celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's batsman Jacques Kallis, unseen with Virender Sehwag, right during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Super Eight match between India and South Africa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. India's bowler Irfan Pathan, left c
India's Irfan Pathan celebrates with team mate Virender Sehwag after taking the wicket of South Africa's Jacques Kallis during their Twenty20 World Cup Super 8 cricket match in Colombo October 2, 2012. India's Irfan Pathan celebrates wit
Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag (L) is bowled out by South Africa cricketer Robin Peterson as South African wicketkeeper AB de Villiers (R) looks on during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup's Super Eight match between India and South Africa at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on October 2, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ Ishara S.KODIKARA. Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag (L