What Sehwag doesn't need to do
Harsha Bhogle talks about the significance of the Afro-Asia Cup for Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh in The Indian Express
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
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Harsha Bhogle talks about the significance of the Afro-Asia Cup for Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh in The Indian Express. Bhogle, who is covering the tournament for ESPN-Star, makes a keen observation on Sehwag:
With most batsmen, it is the shots they play that determine whether or not they are in form. The back foot punch from Tendulkar, the flick wide of mid-on for Dravid, the cover drive and the pull for Ganguly. But with Sehwag it is what he doesn’t do that gives a better clue. When Sehwag is not reaching out to balls wide off his stumps with his feet firmly planted on leg stump, you feel optimistic.
He goes on:
That is why I was quite excited seeing him play the initial overs in Bangalore. His left foot was forward and moving towards the ball, often he left it alone, and his best shots were played from close to the body.
Mathew Varghese is sub-editor (stats) at Cricinfo