MS Dhoni confident Sehwag would repeat his double ton feat - Cricket News Update
The flamboyant Indian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, has the potential to emulate his record-shattering Indore performance in the future.
Sehwag, who was given the task of standing in for regular captain MS Dhoni in the ongoing five-match ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 Tendulkar’s record of being the highest run scorer in One Day International with
a whirlwind knock of 219 runs in the fourth One-Dayer at Indore, on Thursday, December 8, 2011.
MS Dhoni, one of the most successful captains in the history of Indian cricket, said that he always knew the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Anthony-Hibbert-c81005 was capable of scoring a double century in One Day cricket. He said that it was fun to watch him batting
on the placid Indore wicket.
"I had always believed that on his day, Sehwag has the ability to score 200 because apart from the big shots, he also uses the bowlers' pace against them and plays calculative innings," said Dhoni while talking to the media
reporters on Saturday.
"It was a pleasure to watch him batting. Given his talent, he can do it again. So, hopefully, it will be done by him again," the regular skipper of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 hoped.
Earlier the record of being the highest run scorer in an ODI was with the Master Blaster http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, with an unbeaten 200. Sehwag not only broke the record but also set a newer one that apparently seems to be unbreakable.
Sehwag, the hard hitting India opener, was in full swing last Thursday as he punished the whole Windies attack across the turf quite comfortably. His stunning 219-run knock off just 149 balls was laced with 25 muscular boundaries
and seven lofty sixes.
The middle-order batsman of India, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 - who had shared a 140-run stand with Sehwag on his course to 219 – said that Sehwag was not at all under pressure of breaking the record and was batting in a relaxed mood singing
songs.
"He was playing very well with no tension," said Raina while talking to the media reporters after his side’s 153-run win at Indore. "That day, he was singing some Kishore Kumar songs. He was not feeling any kind of tension,"
Raina added further.
The fifth and final ODI of the series will be played at Chennai today, December 11, 2011.
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