Virender Sehwag played his trademark punishing knock after little known left-arm spinner Pawan Negi's brilliant effort with the ball to help Delhi crush Rajasthan by six wickets.
Even though the fourth cricket Test between India and Australia seems to be heading for a dull draw, Virender Sehwag feels that a result is on the cards in the final match of the series at the Adelaide Oval.
Indian cricket team achieved an extraordinary victory on foreign soil by defeating a formidable England
Out-of-favour India openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir found some form going their way as Delhi got the better of Himachal Pradesh by six wickets in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match for North Zone in Mohali on Tuesday. Sehwag smashed 42 off 32 balls, while the left-handed captain Gambhir scored a 40-ball 41, helping Delhi complete the chase of 134 with 10 deliveries to spare at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium.
The BCCI has formally invited applications to fill the post vacated by Chetan Sharma.
India openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag moved in opposite directions in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after their contrasting performances against New Zealand in the Wellington Test which ended in a draw on Tuesday.
Virender Sehwag slammed an unbeaten 99 to guide India to a crushing six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka, in the third match of the tri-series in, Dambulla, on Monday. India cruised to 171 for four in 34.3 overs to take a bonus point after Sri Lanka, who elected to bat, were dismissed for 170 in 46.1 overs.
Michael Hussey has enormous respect for Virender Sehwag and insisted that the 'Nawab of Najafgarh' can "never be out of form", but at the same time hoped that Virat Kohli has a bad day in office when Australia take on India in their Super Eights match in Colombo on Friday.
Ajinkya Rahane has always loved staying under the radar even when he was a highly successful India captain and that possibly explains his affinity for Mumbai's head coach Omkar Salvi, who seems to be cut from the same cloth.
Indian athletes have so far (Monday) not being able to win a single medal at Rio Olympics. But there are two performances- Dipa Karmaka's historic 4th place finish in Artistic Gymnastics and Lalita Babar finishing at a respectable 10th spot in 3000m Steeplechase- because these performances have come in events in which India had no significant performances in the past. Former cricketer Virender Sehwag, who has been active on social media, made a special request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Independence Day to honour these two athletes.
The dashing opener said he would love to lead India in future if given the opportunity.
'It is hard to digest that Sridevi is no more'
After the game, Shubman Gill expressed his determination to bounce back through a heartfelt tweet.
Two Indian cricketers, Virender Sehwag and Robin Uthappa, have found berth in the initial Airtel Champions League Twenty20 All-Stars XI, chosen by ESPN Star Sports commentators. The swashbuckling Sehwag, who returned to top flight competition after recovering from a shoulder injury sustained during the Indian Premier League competition in South Africa in May, is the lone Delhi Daredevils player to make the cut.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will join compatriot Virender Sehwag and other top cricketers from around the world in the inaugural edition of the Masters Champions League Twenty20 tournament, to be held in the United Arab Emirates in January.
India opener Virender Sehwag has stormed into the top five of the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after scoring a superlative double-century against Sri Lanka in the third Test in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, continuing with the policy of experimentation, Sehwag indicated that Robin Uthappa could make his debut and Mahendra Singh Dhoni could bat up the order.
Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag criticised the pitch preparation for Saturday's IPL match against Kochi Tuskers Kerala, saying it was not suitable for Twenty20 cricket.
India discards Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag finally got back among the runs as the duo struck fluent half-centuries to help Delhi outclass Haryana by three wickets in the North Zone leg of the Vijay Hazare One Day Tournament, in Dharamsala, on Wednesday.
'It's the Board of Control for Cricket in India who has sold it to the sponsors, who are paying billions and billions for Sehwag, for Sachin Tendulkar, for Harbhajan Singh. So don't blame the cricketer alone,' says former India batsman Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Former Team Director Ravi Shastri will be the front-runner for the Head Coach's job of the Indian men's cricket team when the three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) meets in Mumbai on Monday to scrutinize candidates for the high-profile vacancy.
Virender Sehwag doesn't need to look anywhere for inspiration when he leads India in the fourth Test against Australia. His persevering innings the last time he played at the Adelaide Oval, says Bikash Mohapatra, is enough to give his batting the fillip it desperately needs.
After Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma joined sides with him in his battle against Delhi's cricket administrators, star batsman Virender Sehwag declared on Tuesday that more players will follow suit.
Virender Sehwag is likely to lead India in the first ODI against Bangladesh if Rahul Dravid sits out with a nose injury.
"Ganguly has been the most successful skipper for India, this speaks for itself," the Delhi player said.
Virender Sehwag scored a fluent fifty, but it was not enough to prevent formidable Delhi from going down to India Blue by 18 runs in the opening game of NKP Salve Challenger Series in Indore on Thursday.
A stunning fifty by Virender Sehwag set up India's confident chase of 387 in the first Test after twin hundreds enabled England put up a challenging target. At stumps on day four in Chennai on Sunday, India were strongly placed at 131 for one with opener Gautam Gambhir on a gritty 41 along with Rahul Dravid (2). They still need 256 for victory.
Australia opener David Warner has credited Virender Sehwag for inspiring him to transform his game, and said the Indian cricketer had foreseen his Test debut two years ago.
Virender Sehwag is set to lead the Indian team in the absence of regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni when they take on Sri Lanka in a tri-series match in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Virender Sehwag smashed the second fastest double century in Test cricket and Rahul Dravid completed a fifty as India ended Day 2 in the second Test against Sri Lanka on a mammoth 443 for 1 in 79 overs.
Virendra Sehwag, the Nawab of Najafgarh, who scored 319 during the Chennai Test against South Africa has said that there was no difference between him and one day captain of the Indian team Mahindra Singh Dhoni.
Swashbuckling Indian opener Virender Sehwag has jumped eight places in the ICC ODI Player Rankings after his record-breaking double century against the West Indies in the fourth ODI.
Reader Pratyush Jagdishwala sent us these pictures from Sydney.
Stand-in India captain Virender Sehwag on Thursday lavished praise on his bowlers for the team's comprehensive 113-run win over Bangladesh in the first cricket Test in Chittagong.
India went down by an innings and 32 runs -- their worst Test defeat on South African soil.
Former India players are united in their belief that Virender Sehwag's return from injury will stabilise the team's fragile batting order and lift morale in the remaining two Tests against a dominant England.
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