http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292 claims rift within the Indian team – Cricket News Update
Former Pakistani captain, Wasim Akram, has advised http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028.
Akram claims that Sehwag is considering himself as a serious candidate to replace Dhoni as the Indian captain and this is causing a rift within the team.
Eight months back, India was the number one ranked Test team of the world. However, the situation has changed drastically since then as the Men in Blue faced terrible defeats in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
This has led to the rumours that there are differences within the team. Senior players were slammed in the media and as a result, legendary batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 decided to call it a day and retired from International cricket.
Dhoni’s captaincy has been criticized as well because of his lacklustre approach. However, the legendary fast bowler from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 when it comes to captaincy.
Akram has been following Indian cricket regularly since last couple of years and he wants Sehwag to start performing consistently because he has the ability to win matches for India on his own.
Wasim said, "Dhoni remains India's best leader at the moment and sooner Sehwag realizes this, the better. In cricket, only performance matters and if Sehwag scores the runs he can, fans will automatically adore him."
The destructive opening batsman has been rested for the on-going Asia Cup in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 and some believe that this is the outcome of his differences with the Indian captain.
Akram slammed this decision of the Indian selectors and expressed that Sehwag remains a match-winner for the Men in Blue and he should have been a part of the Indian team for an important tournament like Asia Cup.
"It will be interesting to see an Indian team without Virender Sehwag. Numerous stories on Sehwag's 'dropping' have done the rounds in the media but in my book, Sehwag is too good a batsman to be ignored. If he is short on fitness, then it is another thing, but Sehwag remains a dangerous customer on sub-continental conditions," he added.
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