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.
Sehwag, who is suffering from a shoulder injury, will be replaced by Delhi team mate Gautam Gambhir.
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.
India's dashing opener Virender Sehwag on Thursday said his team is ready to counter the Kiwi backlash in the second one-day international as he expects New Zealand to come back hard after the defeat in the first game. He said batting is India's strength and its hard-hitting batsmen are capable of taking the team past the 300-run mark in every game they play.
Yuvraj, Azhar pay tribute to Bishan Singh Bedi
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.
Celebrations were on at Harmanpreet's home in Moga in Punjab after her 171-run knock against Australia -- one of the greatest ODI knocks in women's cricket -- steered India into the World Cup final with a 36-run victory, in Derby, on Thursday.
Sehwag, representing Leicestershire Foxes, ended up on the winning side, though Yuvraj also made merry with a quickfire 50 for Yorkshire.
Statistical highlights of the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians in New Delhi on Sunday.
The explosive opener unleashed some fine strokes in a four-day match against Surrey at the Oval before rain stopped play.
After nine one-dayers of the current 2008-09 season, the dashing opener is India's most valuable player (MVP) by a long mile.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle take a look at the worth of the key players in the ongoing T20 extravaganza.
Virender Sehwag's career best 319 against South Africa catapulted him to the 12th spot in the ICC Test Rankings.
Former India batsman Virender Sehwag on Tuesday said he would encourage Kings XI Punjab players to play aggressive cricket during the upcoming tenth season of the Indian Premier League.
The Mumbai Indians all-rounder pummelled 402 runs in 15 innings in the IPL at a staggering strike rate of 191.42, with a highest score of 91.
Virender Sehwag had a special session with new India coach before his remarkable knock of 151 in the fourth Test at Adelaide.
The Delhi batsmen will vie for the opener's slot for India against Pakistan in the first ODI in Guwahati.
Virender Sehwag's ploy to bat in the middle order played a big part in his dismal run for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy season, according to District Cricket Association's chairman of selectors Chetan Chauhan.
The Indian opener had suffered a ligament strain on his left ankle during the recently-concluded World T20 Super Eights match against South Africa in Colombo.
Virender Sehwag on Thursday said India would be looking to post a huge first innings total and put South Africa in to bat on a crumbling pitch on the final day of the opening Test in Chennai.
Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag says if he gets going it will be difficult for opposing teams.
Frenzied celebrations erupted all across Afghanistan as cricket fans in the country celebrated their cricket team's historic achievement at the T20 World Cup on Tuesday.
Stating that all plans against players like Virender Sehwag could simply flop if they get going, Pune Warriors skipper Yuvraj Singh on Saturday hoped that the Delhi Daredevil have an off day when the two teams clash against each other in Mumabai on Sunday.
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.
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.
Both players have been ruled out of the remaining one-day internationals against Pakistan due to injuries.
Virender Sehwag is not concerned of the injuries and dip in form to some of India's key players ahead of World Cup and feels that his side are primed to win the title in front of their home fans.
Riding high on a blazing 58-ball 122 from Virender Sehwag, Kings XI Punjab set up a summit IPL clash with Kolkata Knight Riders. The blazing opener compared coach Sanjay Bangar to former India coach Gary Kirsten, who was in charge when the team triumphed in the 2011 World Cup.
Himself a game changer who pioneered the controversial switch-hit, England batsman Kevin Pietersen feels destructive Indian opener Virender Sehwag and West Indian Chris Gayle are the other two batsmen capable of turning a match on its head.
Save Jasprit Bumrah, whose injury-prone body and exceptional skills demand workload management, questions are now being raised as to why the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja opted out of Duleep Trophy.
Sehwag said Dravid's absence and the poor form of Tendulkar put enormous pressure on the rest.
'It was all media speculations that Sehwag and Dhoni are at loggerheads' 'I had no interest in becoming captain, nor any interest in becoming vice-captain'
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.
The BCCI has revoked the No Objection Certificate issued to star batsman Virender Sehwag and other Indian cricketers contracted to play for English counties, citing 'heavy workload' of the national team this year.
Swashbuckling Indian opener Virender Sehwag batted with ease after having hurt his right knee while facing speedster Ishant Sharma during Sunday's net session, at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.
India's star batters have lost a lot of confidence over the years by playing on rank turners, with their home averages taking a beating and affecting their careers adversely, feels former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.
An 'upset' Sri Lanka Cricket on Tuesday apologised to Indian opener Virender Sehwag for the deliberate no-ball bowled by off-spinner Suraj Randiv which left him stranded on 99 in their tri-series match in Dambulla and promised action on the matter after getting a probe report.
Virender Sehwag's status as the number one Test batsman is safe for the moment after second placed Michael Clarke dropped three places in the latest ICC rankings released on Thursday.
