 Virender Sehwag and his appetite of big scores
30th Jan 2008 23:02 IST
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The next team which bore the brunt of Sehwag's lusty hits was South Africa, which struggled to contain the rampaging Indian, who struck 164 in a drawn match in Kanpur in November 2004.
Pakistan found themselves in Sehwag's firing line yet again in 2005 during their tour of India. Sehwag scored 173 in the first Test which ended in a draw but to the dismay of local fans could not win the series for India despite his 201-run knock in the third Test in Bangalore. The series ended 1-1.
The year changed to 2006 but Pakistan continued to be Sehwag's favourite bowling side. The opener hit the hosts all over the park en route to his 254, before the match ended in a tame draw in Lahore.
He then played another special innings in 2006 summer hitting 180 against West Indies in the drawn second Test at Gros Islet before India won the series 1-0 after sealing the fourth and final match in Kingston.
A form slump followed, which saw him being axed from the Test side before he made a resounding comeback in the just concluded series with a match-saving 151 in the second innings of the fourth Test, his first hundred in the second essay.
Its not only the fact that Sehwag saved India the Test, but the pace at which he scored his runs marked his resurrection. |
