Officials must think before they answer

"It was almost predictable that with the team settled in the West Indies, momentum on its side after recent wins, Dilip Vengsarkar, inadvertently you think, lobs a hand grenade into the calm about Sehwag's selection," writes Rohit Brijnath in The Hindu.

Also in The Hindu, S Dinakar analyses Pakistan's World Cup challenge.

Can Pakistan mount a serious challenge? Pakistan, despite the doubters, has a sniff. This is a team of extremes. A united Pakistani side plays with passion. If dissension sets in, the team can crumble.