Statistical highlights of the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians in New Delhi on Sunday.
In an apparent taunt to Sri Lankan players who denied him a century in the controversial tri-series match at Dambulla, Indian opener Virender Sehwag on Wednesday suggested that the fear of defeat might have prompted them to abandon playing the game the right way.
Sehwag, who is suffering from a shoulder injury, will be replaced by Delhi team mate Gautam Gambhir.
Virender Sehwag is in doubt for the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 after he has been advised two weeks of rest because of ligament injury he sustained during India's last Super Eights game in the ICC World Twenty20 against South Africa in Colombo.
The Indian opener stayed off field for most part of the England innings due to back spasms
For Virat Kohli, loyalty is paramount in relationships and that is why he believes that his bond with childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma and his IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore is forever. "In relationships, I always look at loyalty. From 1998, I had only one coach (Rajkumar Sharma) and that's never going to change. I have played for one franchise in the IPL (RCB) and that's also never going to change," Kohli said at the launch of a new book on him 'Driven' written by veteran journalist Vijay Lokapally. Sitting alongside legends like Kapil Dev, Virender Sehwag and Anil Kumble, Kohli revealed that even now when he is at the height of his popularity as an international cricketer, one person he is scared of is his coach Sharma.
Batting maestro Virender Sehwag on Wednesday unveiled the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 trophy at a function in Indore.
Facing intense criticism for failing to put up even a semblance of fight in the 0-4 Test series loss to Australia, stand-in Indian skipper Virender Sehwag on Saturday, tried to defend the team's performance, insisting that such debacles happen to every international side.
The former India opener talks about tweeting, his batting and more...
'That is how he developed his concentration and focus.'
The dashing opening batsman said he's prepared afresh with specific drills for the Pakistan tour to counter the hosts' fast bowling.
The continuous failure with the bat cost Indian opener Virender Sehwag four places as he slid to 18th in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni moved up by two places to No. 4.
Senior players Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir took to micro-blogging site Twitter to congratulate their statemate Shikhar Dhawan, who announced his arrival on international stage with a mind-blowing unbeaten 185 off 168 balls on Saturday.
Ricky Ponting reacted angrily to Virender Sehwag's claims that the Australians had cheated during their 2-1 Test series victory Down Under, saying he felt insulted by the Indian opener's outburst.
The dashing Indian opener made a quick 23 in for Leicestershire agsinst Glamorgan on his County debut.
Virender Sehwag smashed a brilliant 128, but the loss of four quick wickets saw India end Day 1 on 214 for 4, in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Former West Indies opener Desmond Haynes has conceded that he is a big fan of Virender Sehwag and said he hardly misses an opportunity to watch the dashing Indian right-hander in action.
A couple of scores in single digits in the upcoming fourth Test in Adelaide and Virender Sehwag's average, for the first time in 26 months and 25 Tests, could fall below 50 per innings.
Dashing opener Virender Sehwag became the fifth Indian batsman to complete 8000 runs in Test cricket when he reached an individual score of 20 against Australia in the first Test.
Sehwag, representing Leicestershire Foxes, ended up on the winning side, though Yuvraj also made merry with a quickfire 50 for Yorkshire.
The explosive opener unleashed some fine strokes in a four-day match against Surrey at the Oval before rain stopped play.
Sehwag said Dravid's absence and the poor form of Tendulkar put enormous pressure on the rest.
Taming India's swashbuckling opening pair of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir will be crucial to New Zealand's success in the Twenty20 International on Wednesday, home team captain Daniel Vettori said in Christchurch.
Kohli scored 466 runs in 15 matches at a strike rate of 121.35 and has often struggled to get going in the middle overs.
The Delhi batsmen will vie for the opener's slot for India against Pakistan in the first ODI in Guwahati.
India chased a Herculean 387 runs in the fourth innings, riding on a blistering start by Sehwag and significant fourth-wicket stand between Yuvraj and Tendulkar, to win the first Test against England at Chennai on Monday.
Himself no dud with the bat as his tons in both the innings will suggest, an awestruck England opener Andrew Strauss on Sunday doffed his hat at Virender Sehwag and said the swashbuckling Indian plays a different game altogether.
Tendulkar thanked his mother for always loving him while Sehwag penned an emotional poem
Former Australia cricketer Ian Chappell reckons that Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag holds the key to MS Dhoni's team winning the two-Test series against Australia.
The first Test got spicier as Indian opener Virender Sehwag was on Tuesday involved in an altercation with Australian pacers James Pattinson and Peter Siddle during the visitors' first innings.
The Indian batsman has recovered from his shoulder injury
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle take a look at the worth of the key players in the ongoing T20 extravaganza.
The Indian team management has its fingers crossed over the fitness of opener Virender Sehwag, who sustained a hamstring injury during the thrilling win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup in Dambulla.
After nine one-dayers of the current 2008-09 season, the dashing opener is India's most valuable player (MVP) by a long mile.
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