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NEWS India-South Africa Series 2006>Vengsarkar disappointed with team 01st Jan 2007 21.01 IST By Agencies Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar minced no words in criticising the top Indian batsmen for not being able to bat even 70 overs to save the second Test against South Africa. "I am absolutely disappointed about the whole thing because the main batsmen could not bat well till 70 overs of the Test match," Vengsarkar said in Cape Town.
India failed to build upon their 1-0 advantage in the three-Test series, going down by 174 runs in the second match in Durban. Vegsarkar also singled out opener Virender Shewag for his "miserable" performances, saying it was a big worry for the team but did not comment on changing the opening combination for the third and deciding Test beginning in Cape Town on Tuesday. "I do not know about that (change in opening combination). I do not want to comment on that to be honest. I think he (Sehwag) has played miserably on this tour. It is a big worry for all of us," Vengsarkar told 'Times Now' channel. "Unless and until you get a good start you cannot get a big score on the board and if you want to score 300, you must have a good start and which in the last matches we haven't got," Vengsarkar said. He, however, expressed confidence that the team will rise to the occasion to win the third Test and the series, which is locked 1-1. "Everybody, I think, will be able to perform, as I said earlier this is a very important Test match for us to win the match series. "In the first Test I think, we played very well, second Test match disappointing, but the third we have to win it," he said. Also View In-Depth Coverage: India-South Africa Series 2006 Team Page: India Team Page: South Africa | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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