Sehwag expresses relief after scoring ton – Cricket News Update
After notching up his first century since 2010, Indian opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, further revealing that he had watched videos of his past 10 centuries to get some much-needed inspiration.
"I have to thank DJ [CKM Dhananjay, India's analyst]," Sehwag said. "He gave the videos of the last ten matches [possibly he meant centuries, because he has not scored a century in the last ten] and whenever I played ten overs quietly I scored a big hundred. We were watching videos last night till 11pm. I realised that if I played the new ball cautiously it's good for me and good for the team. I'm very pleased that Gautam [Gambhir] also scored runs and we gave a very good start. It's a good sign."
The veteran batsman had been in a lean patch of late, where question marks were raised over his ability to bat for long hours, especially in the wake of the team’s debacles away from home last year.
The Men in Blue were routed 8-0 in the respective four-match Test series against England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 that they remain the best opening pair in the country.
That notion firmly came in the spotlight on the opening day of the Ahmedabad Test, where the duo stood in a century stand, their first since the Centurion Test in 2010. Sehwag visibly remained the aggressor, doing bulk of the scoring and consequently reaching his 23rd Test century. It was the player’s 13th in a home Test and allowed his side to gain a considerable edge on the tourists.
His run-a-ball 117 included 15 fours and a six, a stark comparison to other batters who found it tough to score freely on a slow Motera track. This is the sixth time that Sehwag scored a century at a strike rate of 100.
"This is my 23rd hundred," he said. "I am very happy to score a hundred after a long time. I am very pleased that it came at the right time, the first innings of the first Test.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 will resume day 2 from 323 for 4.
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