Virender Sehwag is geared up to play the fifth season of IPL – Cricket News Update
India’s prolific opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, has claimed that he is completely fit and is ready to take part in the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The destructive batsman was struggling with form and fitness during the recent tour of Australia and as a result, was rested for the Asia Cup 2012. There have been rumours that Sehwag is having differences with the Indian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and
the opening batsman wants the captaincy role.
However, Sehwag and the Indian team management have denied all such rumours and he has said that there is complete harmony within the team. The Board of Control for Cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 (BCCI) has also made it clear that Sehwag was not dropped and was rested
for the Asia Cup.
Sehwag revealed that the doctors had advised him to take rest after the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. The right handed batsman is back to full fitness and is geared up, to perform well in the upcoming season of the IPL.
“The rest period recommended by the doctor is over. Now, I am working on my fitness and I should be there to play the first match of the IPL," said Sehwag.
The absence of Sehwag was not felt during the Asia Cup, as the Indian batsmen performed really well in the tournament but their poor showing with the ball cost them a place in the final.
However, Sehwag is of the opinion that the Men in Blue did not do a bad job in the tournament, and apart from the match against Bangladesh, Dhoni and company did well in the event.
"I was not in Dhaka, so I would not like to comment on what really happened over there. Overall, I think that India did well to defeat two big teams — http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and Pakistan — comprehensively. We lost only one match to Bangladesh...And the match, ultimately,
cost us dearly. But http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 are in good form and are perfectly capable of beating any team in the world right now," he said.
The final of the Asia Cup is to be played between the host Bangladesh and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
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