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'Sehwag improving by the day'

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ravsdh Newbie

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i mean look on paper this shouldnt be so much of a concern. i actually would have been more concerned with GG missing, as his grittiness is needed more in the early part of a series, to deny england an early advantage. jaffer and karthik made solid contributions in 07. lords has been flat for 5-7 years now so the sehwag factor shouldnt be missed too much, but at TB he would have been very handy. cannot wait for thursday, i'm at every day of this test series, gonna be one to savour!

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who thinks Viru will make some sort of surprise entrance at Trent Bridge if not Lords?
You know you're not the only one I think they'll disguise Sehwag as Mukund and then when he comes on to bat as right hander, boom he'll show his face and will surprise/shock England.
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Something like this?
Poor Anderson and Broad.
actually since we r really talking about this (:hahaha:) i was hoping he would do some undertaker style shyt on the poms...gambhir walk out there alone...every1 is waiting for his partner, and sehwag comes out from underneath the pitch...bloody cool and not OTT at all:dance:
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Ultimate_Game Rising Star

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Sehwag will not play even a single test on the tour. It's gonna be 2009 T20 cup all over again. He will be a distaction and nothing more. Sehwag should be allowed to recoaver at home and get ready for the Aussie series later in the year. No point in him following the team when he clearly isn't fully fit.

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Ian Chappell :India will miss Sehwag Occasionally fate serves up a delightful twist to an already irresistible contest. The Lord's Test in particular, and the India versus England series in general, is one such example. Coincidentally the game at Lord's is the 2000th Test match, and it launches a series where the No. 1 ranking is on the line. It appears that fate has come down ever so slightly in England's favour. The first two venues in this series, Lord's and Trent Bridge, are known to favour swing bowling. England's ability to swing both the new and old ball is a big reason behind their recent rise up the rankings. In addition, India are missing their greatest counterattacking weapon. There's no batsman in the world who can disrupt bowling plans quicker than Virender Sehwag, and he'll be missing for at least the first two Tests. India could dispute that reasoning by saying that they played without Sehwag the last time as well, in 2007, and won at Trent Bridge to clinch the series. They should have also won at The Oval but Rahul Dravid, in a surprisingly timid captaincy move, failed to enforce the follow-on. In the recent series in the Caribbean, MS Dhoni was accused of being similarly cautious in the final Test - for not attempting a difficult chase to try and extend India's victory to 2-0. In both cases the Indian captain had a series lead and was disinclined to allow the opposition even a sliver of a chance to level. The counter to that argument is that a captain doesn't get too many chances to win Test matches, so he should grab every one and shake the life out of that opportunity. The one time a captain should not be overly cautious is at the start of a series, when a team can take a huge step towards mental superiority by being aggressive. This is where Sehwag's absence hurts India; being at the top of the order, he's likely to gain the upper hand in the series just by batting normally in the first session. Consequently India will have to rely more on a wearing-down process to subdue the England swing bowlers, rather than on Sehwag's bludgeoning tactics. On the bowling side, India's biggest plus from the Caribbean series was the much-awaited return to form of Ishant Sharma. In a frank interview the young fast bowler said he had tried to copy his opening partner, Zaheer Khan, and this had brought problems. Having rectified that mistake he's now poised to form a lethal combination with Zaheer, who is the Indian bowler best equipped to utilise any swing on offer. Zaheer has the added advantage of being the type of bowler who troubles England captain Andrew Strauss. If India can separate Strauss and Alastair Cook quickly, the England batting is vulnerable. Cook's consistent high-scoring was crucial in England retaining the Ashes against Australia. England are also vulnerable against good spin bowling, and the best way to expose this flaw is to make early inroads. This frailty also presents India with a selection poser: do they pick two spinners or three seamers? If they choose three seamers, will they prefer Yuvraj Singh to Suresh Raina? Yuvraj's recent bowling renaissance in ODIs makes his selection enticing, as Kevin Pietersen has shown that left-arm orthodox spinners are his kryptonite. However, India should pick the best batsman at No. 6, and also give serious consideration to playing Amit Mishra at some stage during the series. Given slightly helpful conditions the steady legspinner could expose the English batsmen's leaden-footed approach to playing tweakers. In addition to the battles already mentioned there will be many other absorbing contests. Harbhajan Singh against England's two left-handed openers. Jimmy Anderson, the best swing bowler in the game when he's on song, will test India's ageing middle-order, never mind the less experienced opening combination. And then there's Graeme Swann, a fine attacking offspinner operating against batsmen who are most comfortable playing spin. There's a lot to look forward to in this series even before the No. 1 ranking is decided.

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Karan114 Newbie

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Well I just pray he gets fit for the next IPL. Screw BCCI for tying his hands and forcing him to play for money.
True, no point wasting time on these meaningless Test series which could cost India their no.1 spot...as long as he hits some domestic trundler for a couple of sixes to keep the sponsors happy, Indian cricket is in great health
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Sehwag resumes rehabilitation More... Sehwag resumes rehabilitation Virender Sehwag resumed his rehabilitation stint at the National Cricket Academy here on Friday after a short break. Sehwag had undergone a corrective shoulder surgery by Dr. Andrew Wallace at London in May and, subsequently, the opener has been a regular at the academy. Named as the 17th member of the Indian squad currently touring England, Sehwag is racing against time to be fit at least for the third Test commencing at Birmingham on August 10. On Friday, Sehwag tested his right shoulder with a brief stint with the bat against gentle throw-downs by the NCA staff. He is expected to gradually increase the workload in the coming days.

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ravishingravi Grand Master

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Well I did know I would be proved right, but never thought to this extent. So what do we have. One opener who will miss two tests for certain and the series might gone by then. The other opener who has got injured on his return from rest. The spearhead fast bowler who pulls up in the first session after taking rest. So after missing on the inconsequential series for IPL they now miss out on the consequential series. I dare say, people have been made to look like the proverbial "chewtiyas" here who were going from pillar to post defending these players. Sadly it offers little comfort in saying " I told you so " . The worst has begun or rather the best is coming to an end.

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