Sehwag was hit on the left rib by a rising ball from Sreeshant. Thank God he is OK.
Indians dread to go for battle without the inform Sehwag, who is a terror to all opposition bowlers.
Sreeshant is working hard to come back. Yesterday he finished his practice only at 0115PM. Most of his balls were accurate and many times he uprooted the stumps. May he come back into form. His record is OK, having taken 75 wickets in 52 ODIs.
In ODIS,even if one doesnt take wickets, one should not give much runs. Wicket to wicket, controlled bowling is all that is required. Look at Ishant ! He tried to bowl faster and has lost his swing ! You should bowl at 160 kph like Shaun Tait or go for medium fast swing bowling at 140 kph. The Indian bowlers are known for swing. Accuracy is what is needed and Sree is working hard for that. Look at Munaf ! He does not try to bowl faster, but controls his pace and swing. Zaheer can reverse swing the ball, which can be lethal in the death overs !
Chawla will most proabably be playing in Bangalore and India may go with two pacers, Munaf and Zaheer. Which means that Dhoni will have variety in bowling, a leg spinner in Chawla, off spinners in Bajji and Pathan and a left arm spinner in Yuvraj. It is doubtful whether Sachin and Sehwag will bowl. So England will have to battle against a balanced side.
With Virat Kohli in such sublime form, it is either Yuvraj or Raina. Both southpaws are dangerous players. Both can bowl spin. Yuvraj being more experienced may be preferred !
It was superb fast bowling which did the Kiwis in. Vettori admitted that NZ lost the match in the first 20 overs ! With Watson and Krejza lending support to the pace trio, Aussie bowling is to be dreaded by any side.
In the other match the BD tigers reined in the Irish batsmen. It was Shafiul Islam who produced a great spell, by shooting out four batsmen. The Irish batsmen were all at sea against BD spin bowling.
It was O Brien who threw the game away for Ireland. 50 runs were needed off 70 odd balls and he should have played cautiously, like in a Test match. Instead he lofted one into the fielder's hands and the match was gone ! Anyway, a thriller !
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