Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Hit the ball, enjoy the soun

If it were possible,  Virender Sehwag  would have gone from 94 Tests to 100 in one match. That's what he usually wants to do once he reaches 94 in a Test innings. Even if it means risking getting stumped  on 99  off the first ball he is facing from a debutant spinner. If he had hit a six of caps when 94 not out, Sehwag fans - and I am one of them - would have been able to stop facts from coming in the way of a good story.

Those facts that were driven home during his struggles in Australia. Hard as you tried, you couldn't live in denial and shrug it off by saying, "That's the way he plays." There, he even tried to buckle down for the team's good but was simply not good enough. Against the moving, bouncing new ball, his minimal footwork proved inadequate.

approach to the game has redefined Test batting at the top
Virender Sehwag's unorthodox style
approach to the game has redefined Test batting at the top