Virender Sehwag and Gautam gambhir seems to be back in form

[BlueBee]

Virender Sehwag smashed 67 off 35, while Gautam Gambhir hit 40 off 25 to guide Delhi to a six-wicket victory over Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. :yay: Mohali: Virender Sehwag smashed 67 off 35 balls to propel Delhi to a six-wicket win over Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy (North Zone) match here on Thursday. Put in to bat, Punjab scored a competitive 174 for seven in their allotted 20 overs, but thanks to Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir (40 off 25) and Sumit Narwal (42 off 23), Delhi overcame the target with 10 balls to spare. Sehwag and Gambhir, both of whom are out of the Indian contention, set the tone for a successful chase before Narwal's onslaught got their team over the line. Sehwag seems to have re-discovered his deadly form which deserted him in the Ranji Trophy and the subsequent one-dayers for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. His innings had a 191 plus strike rate and comprised 13 fours. The 35-year-old had scored 42 and 22 and in the matches against Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. He went into the tournament after scoring a match-winning hundred for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Durham in Abu Dhabi last month. Gambhir, too, played his part well, hammering five fours and a six during a blazing knock. Delhi comfortably reached 178 for four in 18.2 overs. Earlier, contributions from Manan Vohra (41 off 22), Mandeep Singh (36 off 33) and Gurkeerat Singh (29 off 18) helped Punjab post a challenging total. Brief scores: Punjab: 174 for seven in 20 overs (Manan Vohra 41, Mandeep Singh 36; Ishant Sharma 2/37, Parvinder Awana 2/41). Delhi: 178 for four in 18.2 overs (Virender Sehwag 67, Sumit Narwal 42, Gautam Gambhir 40; Rahul Sharma 2/38). :yay: :yay: VIRU PAAJI :aha: :aha:

[FischerTal]

hopefully viru has a good season. sick of seeing nohit opening

[skindia]

Its t20 form not odi form like robin's good form.

[undisputed chap]

This sid kaul is not suited for SF. Got hit in deodhar final vs west zone.

[BlueBee]

Its t20 form not odi form like robin's good form.

But it's Viru

[skindia]

Whoever plays well in Ipl would make comeback,would like to see gambhir/sehwag and uthappa as openers instead of dhawan nohit combo:-)

[BlueBee]

Whoever plays well in Ipl would make comeback' date='would like to see gambhir/sehwag and uthappa as openers instead of dhawan nohit combo:-)[/quote'] :agree:

[Unleashed]

Sehwag is done with international cricket. He won't come back anytime soon. Gambhir deserves a comeback though.

[rkt.india]

This sid kaul is not suited for SF. Got hit in deodhar final vs west zone.

was second highest wicket taker in Vijay hazare.

[rkt.india]

Sehwag is done with international cricket. He won't come back anytime soon. Gambhir deserves a comeback though.

Gambhir has done nothing of note, was recently struggling big time in Deodhar trophy final too.

[game_changerr]

cuttent woefull form of nohit\shikhat has brightned the chance of viru\gambhir comebaca

[Zestian]

:woot: Viru & Gauti :woot:

[saneindian]

Good to see them score runs. Both need a good IPL as well. Also if possible a stint in the county cricket will also help. Assuming both are not in the squad when the Eng tour is on but are in England playing FC cricket and scoring runs, in a 5 test long series, no reason why the team management shouldn't get them added to the squad. Have the counties already finalized their overseas players?

[Unleashed]

Good to see them score runs. Both need a good IPL as well. Also if possible a stint in the county cricket will also help. Assuming both are not in the squad when the Eng tour is on but are in England playing FC cricket and scoring runs, in a 5 test long series, no reason why the team management shouldn't get them added to the squad. Have the counties already finalized their overseas players?

Honestly this. Our board should encourage our players to go to foreign leagues and hone their skills especially bowlers. A spell in England would greatly help the likes of Yadav and Sharma and yet the BCCI is content with them playing domestic matches on dead rubbers. It's such a shame.

[BlueBee]

cuttent woefull form of nohit/shikhat has brightned the chance of virugambhir comebaca

Wow! Great spelling :hatsoff:

[game_changerr]

^^i am ishaan awasthi from taare zameen par

[BlueBee]

^^i am ishaan awasthi from taare zameen par

Oh! I see :((

[TheWall]

If these two can come back to form and play their original game... would be really wonderful...

[Debutant]

People still dreaming about Sehwag's return :facepalm: There is no doubt that he was one of the greats produced by India and was one of the main reason for our success in tests and our No 1 ranking but he is finished now. I doubt he is ever going to make a comeback in International cricket. He does not have age on his side and selecting him is taking a step back for the Indian team.

[wanted_desi]

I would rather have Sehwag than Nohit even given Sehwag won't stick around more than 10 overs. I would rather let Rohit bat at #11 than him opening, he kills the momentum every inning.