Sehwag has been the captain guiding the Indian ship in the troubled waters at Dambulla. Even the captain Dhoni has admitted to the same. One huge factor why Sehwag has to do this is the absence of "Sachin Tendurlkar"
A cursory glance at the records reveal that starting from Jan 1, 2008 India have won 47 matches out of the 80 matches they have played. Dissecting the numbers even more, the presence of Sachin Tendulkar was available for only 35 of the matches and India won 21 of those matches, meaning India has won 26 matches out of the remaining 45 matches
Batting records for the period suggest that Sehwag, Dhoni, Gambhir, and Tendulkar are the cornerstones of the Indian batting
Ever since he became the captain, Dhoni has been more a grafter of runs than being the man who imposes himself on situations. Gambhir, for all his beautiful Test match form has been found wanting against the short balls in the shorter versions of the game and that leaves us with Sehwag and Tendulkar. Sehwag has been basically blow hot and blow cold in ODI's and that leaves us with Tendulkar
A 200 against South Africa and a 175 against Australia in the last one year have earned him a cult status amongst the youngest of the spectators too. With the kind of form he has been displaying, he becomes crucial to India's plans with the batting seeming to be spineless
A cursory glance at the records reveal that starting from Jan 1, 2008 India have won 47 matches out of the 80 matches they have played. Dissecting the numbers even more, the presence of Sachin Tendulkar was available for only 35 of the matches and India won 21 of those matches, meaning India has won 26 matches out of the remaining 45 matches
Batting records for the period suggest that Sehwag, Dhoni, Gambhir, and Tendulkar are the cornerstones of the Indian batting
Ever since he became the captain, Dhoni has been more a grafter of runs than being the man who imposes himself on situations. Gambhir, for all his beautiful Test match form has been found wanting against the short balls in the shorter versions of the game and that leaves us with Sehwag and Tendulkar. Sehwag has been basically blow hot and blow cold in ODI's and that leaves us with Tendulkar
A 200 against South Africa and a 175 against Australia in the last one year have earned him a cult status amongst the youngest of the spectators too. With the kind of form he has been displaying, he becomes crucial to India's plans with the batting seeming to be spineless
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