Dave Burton delighted after securing Sehwag’s wicket - Cricket News Update
Many referred to him as the saviour, while some thought of him as the messiah for the whitewashed Indian side, but for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, the player came up with a disappointing tour debut, after being forced into making an early exit from the pitch on a meagre
score of 8, during the practice game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824, at the County Ground, Northampton, on Friday, August 5, 2011.
Although a massive blow for the Indian side, but for the wicket taker, youngster Dave Burton, Sehwag’s scalp came as a big achievement.
The tour match took the field after the Indians won the toss and took on batting, kicking off their session with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Evans-c73277.
Though the pair took off with some slow batting, but trouble came for the Indian tourists, following a blow to their top order, as Burton managed to dismiss Sehwag on a successful leg before Wicket (LBW) appeal in the closing moments of 7th over.
To his despair, Sehwag marked his early return at a disappointing 8.
Before being declared out, the batsman was beaten thrice by Burton only to be caught on the pad right in front of the stumps on the fourth attempt, earning Burton a marker at a young age.
“I've watched him many times. (Sachin) Tendulkar, (Mahendra Singh) Dhoni, Sehwag, I've grown up watching them. For those three lifting out-swingers, I went wider of the crease to cut down the angle. He is known to relish width outside his off-stump and I
wanted to cut the angles so that he ends up playing straighter deliveries. The one with which I got his wicket kept straight and was still going straight and his front foot was stuck in the crease when it hit him,” described Burton.
25-year-old Burton made his first class debut in 2006, and since then the young pacer has participated in just 5 games, earning a total of 14 wickets.
Burton’s local teams include http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 2nd XI.
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