Sehwag's Captaincy

[ishwarlamba]

Read an aricle on great Veeru

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=43593678

[sanjaychhikara]

Uncle ji ram ram,

It is the right time that a Jat is leading Indias team with a fighter mentality

[mbamal]

Sehwag ne to jama dhooma tha diya....ND kaam kar diya...I think we should somehow make Sehwag join JATLAND.

[biotechs2001]

does anybody knows from where this guy "Aashish nehra" belongs to originally?

[ishwarlamba]

Thanks all

[arjun]

Krishan Kumar (Apr 18, 2003 06:07 p.m.):
does anybody knows from where this guy "Aashish nehra" belongs to originally?

Nehras are from western UP, near Modinagar.
Correct me if iam wrong....

[sanjaychhikara]

One more article about veeru
this one is also written by a columnist of hindustantimes but much positiver then the jet vs jat article

http://www.htcricket.com/htcricket/74_000100040008,237707.htm

Sehwag’s rising graph

Have you noticed that Virender Sehwag's popularity keeps climbing, for no obvious reason? Despite a modest World Cup he is the heir apparent to Sourav Ganguly --- yuvraj to the maharaj. And what is equally fascinating, is that he gives us gyaan on TV holding some cola shola one moment and doodh shoodh the next.

Actually it is easy to understand why Sehwag is such a massive hit. Majorly, it is due to his uninhibited style of cricket. He is an entertainer who puts bat to ball, enjoys batting and by conveying this enjoyment provides us with lots of joy. Others too hit spectacular shots but Sehawag's strokes are unmatched - explosive, brutal yet sparkling and inventive.

When McGrath pitches short outside off, Sehwag's slash deposits the ball deep into the stands at point. When Brad Hogg tosses one up inviting the drive, he only invites trouble because Sehwag sends the ball soaring over midwicket.

Looking at his calm exterior and extreme nonchalance that borders on arrogance, most think the man has no nerves. But that is a mistake because he too is tense like others, racked by pressure, anxiety and worry. The trick, however, is to keep control and conceal the fire raging within.

Sehwag has supreme self-belief and a healthy disrespect for the reputations of others. Early in his career, someone told him he should watch the ball not the bowler, and that is one lesson he has not forgotten. "If I start thinking of who is bowling," he explains, "then I will be dismissed in the dressing room itself."

Like doodh, there is a certain freshness about Sehwag. While other stars are supposedly snooty, he is down to earth. Though celebrities are supposedly complicated, he is direct in an endearing way.

He also has a huge capacity to manufacture interesting answers for the media. Sehwag is tired of talking about Tendulkar but he did, at different times, come up with brilliant lines. How similar are you, asked a journalist last year. "Very different. Our styles are different, our bank balances are different."

When posed the same question during the World Cup, Sehwag spun a new line. "I am only a tara," he said, "but Sachin is a big sitara."

But all this should not distract from the reality that Sehwag is a hard, tough cricketer. Someone who slogs to cultivate his so called natural style. Someone who puts as much thought in his batting as Rahul Dravid.

He understands that international cricket is not a picnic in Kotla No.2 where you casually swing a bat and make runs. At that level of cricket there are no free runs and no free hits.

That Sehwag is not the usual run machine is best illustrated by one incident. Against Sri Lanka he smashed Murali --- the ball just eluded a lunging long-on and went for six. Little later, he went down the track again, but miscued the shot and was caught in the deep.

In the dressing room teammates admonished him. Why? Why? Why, they wanted to know… Where was the need?…

Sehwag, surprisingly composed, stilled all criticism, doused all anger by this honest admission. "Kya karoon. Haath apne aap chal gaye."