vijay50 Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Refreshingly Candid by Sehwag.Not sure how he is going to make a come back by saying this openly. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Give-new-players-more-time-like-I-got-Virender-Sehwag/articleshow/32925524.cms
Pakistan Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 I know BCCI does not allow Indian players to play in T20 leagues other than IPL. If Viru announces his retirement from international cricket, can he become freelance T20 cricketer like Azhar Mahmood?
zen Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Sehwag should just focus on his batting, along with getting in good shape. Ind needs an in-form Sehwag in test matches. Even if Sehwag is 80% of his peak, that is good enough :two_thumbs_up:
zen Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 PS this thread can be merged with the other Sehwag thread so folks don't have to keep flipping b/w various threads
zep1706 Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 I know BCCI does not allow Indian players to play in T20 leagues other than IPL. If Viru announces his retirement from international cricket' date=' can he become freelance T20 cricketer like Azhar Mahmood?[/quote'] Of course. That's obvious. If he is not contracted to BCCI he can do whatever he wants.
ThePhenomenal1 Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 dont see how he can compete against something like swing bowling at a full length at pace with his current problems arising from technique and eyesight still.. nice to see statements such as these
Laaloo Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 I agree Sehwag. It was awesome watching you play. Sad won't see you in whites again
CG Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 NEW DELHI: Exactly 10 years ago today, Virender Sehwag joined the club of India's batting greats when he raced to the first triple hundred scored by an Indian in Test cricket. Since that day in Multan, Indian cricket has seen a sea change. And as he battles to get back into the Indian team, a wiser Sehwag doesn't mind conceding he has done little to earn a comeback and that Indian cricket should stick with fresh faces. "I was given a lot of chances when I was young. I used to fire in one or two instances out of 10 hits. Yet, the team management stuck with me and only then the consistency came in. The same holds for the likes of Shikhar Dhawan. He shouldn't be under pressure after a few failures. Amit Mishra is also a good bowler and now that he has got his chances, he has started performing. Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma have it in them to break my record of scoring triple hundreds. New faces should be given more time," said the 35-year-old, firm in his opinion during the launch of a junior cricket tournament initiated by the Sehwag International School. A survivor of the 2004 side, Yuvraj Singh is struggling in the current set-up. Sehwag was quick to rise to his former teammate's defence. "If you look at the numbers, Yuvi was the man-of-the-match only three T20s ago. He deserves a few more chances and we all know when he gets going he can turn a tournament in India's favour," he said. On his own form, Sehwag was startlingly honest, saying that selectors had few reasons to bring him back into the team. "I haven't scored runs, how can I expect to be recalled? But every match and every tournament is a platform for me now to make a comeback. Just like when I scored a century for MCC recently in Abu Dhabi, people started talking about me coming back." At this stage of his career, experience is what the swashbuckler is banking on and not leading Kings XI Punjab doesn't fluster him. "For the amount of top-flight cricket I have played, I don't need to worry about words like confidence and moral boosts. I had told coach Sanjay Bangar that I won't mind if I had to lead the team but if they had someone better to do the job then they should go ahead with him. And then he called up to say they had finalised George Bailey and he told me that I will still be a leader in the team. It doesn't matter to me if I am the captain or not," said Sehwag. In his efforts to grab the eyeballs of the selectors, the veteran's batting position has been a talking point since he decided to drop to No. 4 when playing for Delhi.
jf1gp_1 Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 what a fantastic guy and what an unselfish thing to say. 2000s saw a lot of not just great players but also lovely human beings. We once had a team which consisted of sehwag, rahul,sachin, vvs, kumble, prasad and srinath. (sorry cant put ganguly in the same category :--D)
Gollum Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 Heart bleeds for Sehwag. The greatest match winner of India surely deserves a better adieu.
velu Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 I agree Sehwag. It was awesome watching you play. Sad won't see you in whites again :agree:
skindia Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 Sehwag-uthappa should replace nohit-dhawan flat track combo.
Zestian Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 Heart bleeds for Sehwag. The greatest match winner of India surely deserves a better adieu. Bas kar ab rulaaega kya ??:((
G_B_ Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 refreshing.... @pakistan i think he can. but the bcci might say you cant then play in the ipl.
G_B_ Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 I hope Viru does get into coaching. His no nonsense clear thinking might be very useful
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