The Cricket Association of Nepal has been left red-faced after using star Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag's picture in a Nepal national team jersey in its annual souvenir. The annual souvenir 2013, published by CAN, has a Sehwag action picture, wearing a deep blue jersey of the Nepal cricket team, on its cover.
India opener Virender Sehwag, who has failed to make any decent contribution this Australian summer, will return to the team for Wednesday's match against Sri Lanka.
After demolishing the New Zealand bowling attack with consummate ease in the One-Day International series, explosive opener Virender Sehwag will once again be crucial for India to dominate New Zealand in the Test series starting in Hamilton on Wednesday, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said. Dhoni said he wants Sehwag to play his natural game and not change his tactics in the three-match Test series.
Rahul Dravid suffered from cramps in Ahmedabad and will sit out for the match as a precautionary measure
India opener Virender Sehwag is in Delhi to consult his personal physician on a rib injury he sustained during a practice session last week.
With the match evenly poised, aggressive Indian opener Virender Sehwag said any target less than 300 would be gettable for his team in the first cricket Test against Australia in Melbourne.
India are without some key senior players, including captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, for the ODI series against the West Indies but stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag, on Monday, said that it would give a perfect opportunity for the youngsters in the team to perform well at the big stage.
Trailing 0-2 in the four-match Test series against England, India on Tuesday received a much-needed boost with dashing opener Virender Sehwag all set to join the embattled team for the last two matches.
With Gautam Gambhir evolving into a complete batsman, there is just no need to straitjacket Virender Sehwag's characteristic daredevilry, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said in Kanpur on Monday
Former India skipper Rahul Dravid may have been the quintessential modern-day batsman of this generation but that doesn't stop him from praising the unorthodox yet effective Virender Sehwag, saying his former mate is still a joy to watch.
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Shubman Gill once again showcased class as he hit his maiden Test fifty
Virender Sehwag was grabbed by the collar by coach John Wright in 2002 after the opener had played a reckless shot to get out.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag says bowlers will lose a weapon if bouncers are banned.
Rishabh Pant has often been criticised for not putting a price on his wicket. But Suresh Raina said that the wicket-keeper is as dominant as Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag.
India openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were on Monday named in the Delhi team for the Ranji Trophy starting in November.
South Africa coach Corrie van Zyl conceded that the dashing opener's blitzkrieg disrupted his team's plans on Day 2 of the second Test against India.
British journalist and television show host was heavily criticised on social media after he made fun of India's performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics. While India's medal winners, shuttler PV Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi Malik were felicitated, Morgan took to Twitter to call India's celebrations 'embarrassing' and 'exaggerated'.
Given the small size of the grounds in New Zealand, an individual double century in an ODI is quite a possibility, reckons India's swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag.
An Australian newspaper reported that Virender Sehwag and Inzamam-ul-Haq mocked at captain Graeme Smith during the Super Series Test.
Opener Rohit Sharma countering Trent Boult's incoming deliveries will make for a fascinating contest, something that Virender Sehwag will be looking forward to during the ICC World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand, starting in Southampton on June 18.
Ravichandran Ashwin says leadership tips from Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh will help him immensely in his maiden captaincy stint in the upcoming Indian Premier League.
Sachin Tendulkar's historic ODI double hundred is a feat that only Virender Sehwag can match or surpass among the current crop of batsmen, feels England's Ravi Bopara, who doesn't foresee it happening anywhere outside India.
The former India captain rated Anil Kumble as the best captain he had played under.
As New Zealand found India in the driver's seat in the first cricket Test early on, Kiwi batsman Jesse Ryder said things may have been different had they not dropped Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid.
India captain Sourav Ganguly said medium pacer Aavishkar Salvi would play in the tri-series match against Bangladesh.
Chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, sprint queen P T Usha and football legend Bhaichung Bhutia are among the prominent sports personalities invited for Monday's ceremony.
India discard Virender Sehwag scored a breezy 48 off just 20 balls as CAG (Comptroller &Auditor General of India) were involved in a tie with Mumbai Customs, in a concluding Group C league match of the Rs 12 lakh tenth All India Dr D.Y. Patil T20 Cup, organised by the D.Y Patil Sports Academy, under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association, at the D Y Patil Stadium, in Nerul, Mumbai, on Wednesday.
The once dynamic batsman, playing for India Blue against India Red, fell for 9 after struggling to survive at the crease for 31 minutes.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar feels opener Virender Sehwag's decision to make a departure from his 'see the ball, hit the ball' approach went a long way in helping him score his first Test century in two years in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
After skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan, it's former cricketer Virender Sehwag, who has now jumped into the political bandwagon. The former India opener posted on his official Twitter account, appealing agitating protesters to cease violence immediately and sort out the issues peacefully by staying within the limits of Indian constitution. "I request all my brothers to voice their differences and protest by staying within the limits of our constitution. We are saviors and not violent predators," Sehwag posted on his twitter account," Sehwag wrote on his Twitter handle. "Our army and sportspersons fight for the country's pride. Our (the citizen's) passion should work in the benefit of India and not against it," he added. Sehwag's comments come in the backdrop of a raging debate on freedom of expression after an event against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus where anti-national slogans were allegedly raised. Earlier Dhoni had also voiced his opinion by hailing the Indian army, saying that the nation is in a position to debate on freedom of expression because of the men in uniform.
Rohit went past Tendulkar, Dravid, Gayle during his knock.
Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag of India, Hashim Amla of South Africa and England's Graeme Swann have all been short-listed for the top honour at the LG ICC Awards 2010, it was announced on Monday.
Pakistan's captain challenged the dashing Indian opener to unleash his fusillade on bouncy wickets.
Ravindra Jadeja's gutsy 77 and Munaf Patel's brisk unbeaten 36 guided Rest of India to 260 in their first innings on the opening day of their Irani Trophy match against Ranji Champions Mumbai in Nagpur on Thursday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh were on Saturday promoted to grade 'A'.
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.
Paceman Munaf Patel could also make a comeback in Team India if declared fit by the Board.
Calling Test cricket an enduring romance, Sehwag said it is the waiting game which makes the format charming.
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