Virender Sehwag praises young guns – Cricket News Update
Indian stand in skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, and was adamant that there was no panic due to the quality the team possesses.
The Men In Blue emerged victorious in a nerve wracking encounter at the Barabati stadium, courtesy of good individual showings by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RA-Jadeja-c2238.
“I am happy with the way Rohit (Sharma), (Ravinder) Jadeja and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Vinay-Kumar-c2237 shaped up. They all played very responsibly," said Sehwag.
Chasing 212 to win, the hosts were appalling upfront and lost 5 wickets for 59, which had put Windies in the driving seat. However, a composed innings by Sharma, who was making a return to the national team after injury, paved way for a thrilling win as he top scored with 72.
His partnership with Jadeja remained the key as both added 83 for the sixth-wicket. Things took an interesting turn when Sharma departed on 201, which meant that the local team had to rely on their inexperience tail to guide them to the victory line.
Despite nervy moments later in the match, the stand in captain was adamant that there was no panic in the camp. He believed that the quality in the dressing room has allowed his team to remain positive, no matter what the situation demands.
"No, there was no panic. That has been the quality of this Indian dressing room for the past couple of years. We don't really panic, whatever may be the situation. We all stay calm and cool, and believe in ourselves," the Indian skipper said at the post-match press conference.
However, Sehwag also took full flame for the top order not performing well. The likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 all fell cheaply with the skipper saying that there must be no excuse for such lacklustre display and hopes for an improved performance from the batting department.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 given extended breaks, it will be up to the young line up to keep up the winning momentum, which has seen the hosts stretch their winning streak to 10 matches since March 20,2011.
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