game_changerr Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 NEW DELHI: Vowing to fight back to regain his place in the Indian team, opener Virender Sehwag on Thursday said that he was not contemplating retirement from international cricket. The statement from Sehwag came after he failed to retain his place in the Indian Test team for the remaining two Tests against Australia. The squad was trimmed to 14 with the selectors deciding against picking a replacement for Sehwag, who has scored just 27 runs in his three innings during the ongoing series. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who has also been struggling to regain his peak form, was, however, retained in the squad announced by BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale. Barring the 34-year-old Sehwag's sacking, there were no other changes in the squad for the two matches to be played in Mohali (from March 14) and Delhi (from March 22) respectively. India lead the four-match series 2-0 after thumping wins in Chennai and Hyderabad. Sehwag's omission comes after his long-time opening partner Gautam Gambhir was shown the door, also due to poor form. This paves the way for India to have a completely new opening pair featuring neither of the two veterans, who have occupied the top two batting slots since 2004. Together they have scored 4412 runs in 87 innings and are ranked fifth in the all-time list of top opening pairs with an average of 52.52. In the absence of Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan could get a chance to open the innings with Murali Vijay, who cemented his place with a gritty hundred in the second Test in Hyderabad, which India won by an innings and 135 runs. Ajinkya Rahane is another opener who is in the squad but chief selector Sandeep Patil had earlier indicated that he has been chosen as a middle-order batsman. Even though India registered commanding victories in the first two Tests, the opening partnerships between Sehwag and Vijay could produce only 11, 16 and 17 runs. Sehwag had failed to fire in five consecutive Tests after getting a hundred in the opening game of the home series against England at Ahmedabad in November-December last year. He was unable to score even a half-century in two home Tests against New Zealand. During India's last overseas tour, in Australia, Sehwag scored just 198 runs in eight innings. The rest of the line-up was expectedly retained on the basis of impressive performances. Save for Sehwag, no other batsman looked like facing the selectors' axe as they came up with solid performances in the first two Tests. Cheteshwar Pujara, with a double hundred in Hyderabad, was never in doubt, neither was Virat Kohli, who announced his return to form with a hundred in the Chennai Test. Among the bowlers, spin spearhead R Ashwin has been the most impressive with 18 wickets so far. Harbhajan, on the other hand, is trying to rediscover the vintage form that got him over 400 Test wickets. In the ongoing series, the bowler so far has five wickets in his kitty. That Harbhajan would not be dropped was quite clear when skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni stated that the veteran spinner was improving with every performance and had listed the difficulties faced by seniors while coming back. Young pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has managed to impress with his conviction in his debut Test series but Ishant Sharma will have to do more after a rather ordinary effort so far. Indian squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt.), Sachin Tendulkar, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pragyan Ojha and Ishant Sharma. @toi Link to comment
Sean Bradley Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Being a fan of Indian Cricket Team for years i ask you Mr. Jagdale, What has Harbhajan Singh done to please you which Sehwag & Gambhir Failed to do? Why different sticks for different Individuals ?? Link to comment
CG Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Sehwag needed to be dropped.He has to work on his fitness first.Rest will follow.I think this will do him a whole lot good .But got to wonder how bhajji,Ishant still are in the squad. Link to comment
saneindian Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Being a fan of Indian Cricket Team for years i ask you Mr. Jagdale' date=' What has Harbhajan Singh done to please you which Sehwag & Gambhir Failed to do? Why different sticks for different Individuals ??[/quote'] 1. Didn't have a fadda with the CSK VP 2. Did not publicly show any captaincy ambitions 3. Was part of no group within the team Link to comment
CG Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 1. Didn't have a fadda with the CSK VP 2. Did not publicly show any captaincy ambitions 3. Was part of no group within the team +He is part of Captains sportmanagement firm Rhiti sports like vijay is. Link to comment
saneindian Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 +He is part of Captains sportmanagement firm Rhiti sports like vijay is. Bhaiya tum tou na bolo CG. When Bhajji was not been given enough overs recently , tab tou you said Dhoni doesn't like Bhajji and even talked about that ad where Bhajji was mocked by Dhoni. Link to comment
CG Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Bhaiya tum tou na bolo CG. When Bhajji was not been given enough overs recently , tab tou you said Dhoni doesn't like Bhajji and even talked about that ad where Bhajji was mocked by Dhoni. It does not change the fact he played him.If u play him u got to bowl him too.Its easy to see what dhoni did against england kept bhajji for the tail and got him some cheap wickets. Link to comment
saneindian Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 It does not change the fact he played him.If u play him u got to bowl him too.Its easy to see what dhoni did against england kept bhajji for the tail and got him some cheap wickets. Arre wo baat hi nahi hai. Issue is jab chaha tum Bhajji aur Dhoni ko dost bana dete ho aur jaba chaha dushman. Aisa ho sakta hai kya? Link to comment
CG Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Arre wo baat hi nahi hai. Issue is jab chaha tum Bhajji aur Dhoni ko dost bana dete ho aur jaba chaha dushman. Aisa ho sakta hai kya? Dhoni tactics are that confusing u never know what his motive is.He plays somebody and still does not bowl him enough and gets him on against tail and then in 2nd test he does not get to bowl to tail even.Its hard to judje what dhoni plan is. Link to comment
vamos_rafa Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 C_G makes Dhoni look like some vamp from Ekta Kapoor serials! Link to comment
DarthSimian Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Conspiracy theories :hysterical: Link to comment
rkt.india Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Dhoni tactics are that confusing u never know what his motive is.He plays somebody and still does not bowl him enough and gets him on against tail and then in 2nd test he does not get to bowl to tail even.Its hard to judje what dhoni plan is. There is no plan. He does a lot of things randomly with his instincts. Whoever comes to his mind at that moment gets the ball.:winky: Link to comment
CG Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 There is no plan. He does a lot of things randomly with his instincts. Whoever comes to his mind at that moment gets the ball.:winky: No he does try to justify his picks like the sressanth overs in wc final and the same he did for bhajji against eng he saved him against better batsman and made ojha and ashwin bowl double the overs and instantly got bhajji back to tail.Even in world t20 where chawla was wrecking havoc he took him off and got bhajji to get few wickets. He is not such an idiot . Link to comment
tweaker Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Virendra Sehwag should be dropped from all formats and he should play a full ranji season to regain his fitness and form. Link to comment
game_changerr Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Virendra Sehwag should be dropped from all formats and he should play a full ranji season to regain his fitness and form. knowing our ranji/domestic structure,,,he will score double or triple and will claim his comeback,,,,,,only county cricket looks resonable option though Link to comment
NareshK Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 cricket_god, you are something else even for a conspiracy theorist. Just make up stories on the fly as and when you like. :hatsoff: :hysterical: Link to comment
CG Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 cricket_god' date=' you are something else even for a conspiracy theorist. Just make up stories on the fly as and when you like. :hatsoff: :hysterical:[/quote'] If u watched those games u would not be saying so.Whats the logic behind not bowling bhajji against england and ojha and ashwin bowl double the overs and as soon as tailender comes bhajji is back.I have seen enough cricket to catch those things.Even in the world t20 u could just see what was happening. And if u need more proof than bhajji playing the test series ahead of ojha u got to be kidding me. Link to comment
rkt.india Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Sehwag could have been given a chance in Mohali: Gavaskar Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar feels that Virender Sehwag could have been given another chance keeping in mind the batting-friendly pitch in Mohali, which will host the third Test against Australia from March 14. ŵhe ball comes onto the bat nicely in Mohali and Sehwag likes to bat on such surfaces. So, I think he could have been given a chance in Mohali for the third Test, Gavsakar said on Thursday. Gavaskar is of the opinion that the out-of-form Sehwag would stage a comeback. Ū donÃÕ think this is the end of the road for him. He has got a 100 at the start of the season against England, scored a couple of 50ÃÔ. I think itÃÔ just the perception, the way he goes about his cricket. Ū donÃÕ think he is totally out of form, Gavaskar told NDTV. Further defending Sehwag, the former great said the Delhi player was not ÅÕotally out of form and was not throwing his wicket away. Ū donÃÕ think he is totally out of form. He is getting out to terrific deliveries. He got out to a beauty in Hyderabad while in Chennai, the extra pace got the better of him. Asked if Sehwag could be slotted in the middle-order in future, Gavaskar said, Ÿith his experience, he would be useful batting at number 5-6, especially in countering the second new ball. However, former Australia batsman, Dean Jones felt it would be difficult for Sehwag to make a comeback. ŪtÃÔ going to be difficult for him to make a comeback. I am starting to worry for him now and, with the South Africa series coming up, itÃÔ not going to be easy. http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/sehwag-could-have-been-given-a-chance-in-mohali-gavaskar/article4485057.ece Link to comment
game_changerr Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Sehwag could have scored a 300 in Mohali, says Haydenhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/australia-in-india-2013/top-stories/Sehwag-could-have-scored-a-300-in-Mohali-says-Hayden/articleshow/18850216.cms suppport pouring in:two_thumbs_up: Link to comment
I6MTW Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Sehwag could've scored a quadruple century in chennai. Did he? Link to comment
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