http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 defends Tendulkar for missing the Sri Lanka series - Cricket News Update
Indian star batsman, Virender Sehwag, has come out to defend the decision of fellow teammate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
Team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 will have a packed cricketing calendar till January next year, which includes an away ODI series, T20 World Cup and a couple of Test series at home.
The grueling season will kick-start with a five-match One Day International (ODI) series with Sri Lanka before a home series against New Zealand, followed by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 T20 World Cup and then a 4-Test home series against England.
The Indian selection committee had announced a 15-man squad missing the name of the Indian Legend. The Master-Blaster, who is currently vacationing in Europe, said that he requested Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) for an extended break to spend
some time with his family.
Earlier Indian chief selector, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Krishnamachari-Srikkanth-c71750, had also expressed his views that it was Little Master’s choice not tour Sri Lanka in a conscious effort to focus more on Test cricket,
“He obviously would like to extend his career. He will focus on Test cricket in a big way and must be aiming at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746,” Srikkanth said.
However, the decision by the Indian great drew a lot of criticism for sitting out of the impending series, which compelled fellow opener Sehwag to come out in his defence and said that the former Indian captain has every right to pick and chose a series.
The swashbuckling http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 player was talking to reporters during the inauguration of a cricket center.
“Not only me but the whole country misses http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 when he is not in action. But one should realise that he is 39 years and he should be allowed to pick and choose which series he wants to go,” the Delhi based player said.
Nicknamed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 and later against England.
“He will certainly be available for the Test series against New Zealand,” Sehwag concluded.
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