India V England: 2nd Test – Indian batsmen to watch out for
After crushing England by nine wickets in the first Test at the Sardar http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657 Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad, an upbeat Indian contingent is all set to challenge the Poms in the second Test of the four-match series, starting here in Mumbai from Friday, November 23, 2012.
Whilst the bruised and battered Three http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 last summer.
In a bid to take the revenge from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 and first Test’s double centurion Cheteshwar Pujara.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739:
Sehwag is a hard-hitting top-order batsman who loves to play aggressive cricket and amass big scores, regardless of which format he is playing in. After enduring an extended lean patch, the Delhi star got the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Holly-Louise-Colvin-c63292 off his back, smashing an impressive ton in the first Test against England, at Ahmedabad.
The second Test against England, at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will be Sehwag’s 100th Test match, the ninth Indian cricketer in the history to reach the landmark. In a career spanning a decade, the swashbuckling Indian top-order batsman has enthralled cricket lovers all over the world with his belligerent batting. His ability to play aggressive cricket at the top, even in the slow-paced Test format, was instrumental in India’s rise to the top of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test rankings in December 2009.
Sehwag marked his Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in November 2001 and has since amassed 8448 runs at a marvellous average of 50.89, and an astounding strike rate exceeding 82. The tally also includes 23 centuries, 32 fifties, 1214 fours and 91 sixes.
Holding a solid, decade long career under the Test format, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Anthony-Hibbert-c81005 surely stands out as a real threat for the Poms, since he will be aiming to deliver a landmark performance on his 100th Test match.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CA-Pujara-c1209:
Pujara was the key to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705, to put the hosts in a commanding position in the series opener.
The 24-year-old rookie batsman has proven himself in domestic as well as in international cricket. He has scored 150-plus runs in his last ten centuries scored in the Test and first class matches. His ability to play a responsible knock under any circumstances has earned him praise from the domestic as well as international cricketing fraternity.
Owing to his calm assurance and flawless technique, cricket pundits have started comparing him to India’s former middle-order mainstay, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229, who retired from Test cricket earlier this year.
Pujara made his Test debut in October 2010 and has so far played six matches scoring 570 runs at an impressive average of 71.25, including two centuries and a half-century. The rookie batsman boasts a startling average of 56.53 from 69 first-class appearances.
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