Virender Sehwag is confident Sachin Tendulkar and Suresh Raina will take India to safety on Day Four of the second Test at the SSC.
Virender Sehwag is confident Sachin Tendulkar and Suresh Raina will take India to safety on Day Four of the second Test at the SSC.
“We’re not really worried because the wicket is so good to bat on. I knew somebody will make a big one. I was expecting VVS Laxman and Sachin to score hundreds. Unfortunately Laxman got out. But full credit to Suresh Raina. He batted really well and scored his fifty. I am hoping he completes his century tomorrow (Thursday),” Sehwag said.
The Delhi batsman complimented Tendulkar for his match-saving effort. “I am disappointed not because I was out on 99 but because we could have had a very good day.
“We had a great opportunity to post a big total. But thanks to Sachin, we are back in a good situation. If we play well tomorrow, we can avoid follow on and also bat the whole day,” Sehwag said.
Sehwag said Tendulkar is still hungry for runs. “It is difficult to say if he is playing for 20 years or has just started. Everyday we hear him in the dressing room and that is equal to learning. Look at Raina and Tendulkar…it can’t be figured out who is making debut.
The big point about Sachin is that he plays every game as if it is his first game.”
Sehwag is confident that the wicket will produce a result. “It is difficult to say that but I think we’ll have a result. It doesn’t matter who wins or loses. A few cracks are opening up and I hope this Test will produce a result,” Sehwag said.
Sehwag missed out on his fourth successive Test century when he gave charge to Suraj Randiv and missed the ball to be stumped by Prasanna Jayawardene. He, however, said he is not disappointed on missing a hundred. “I think we played bad shots. If you look at my shot, I knew the ball to which I got out was a doosra. But I went for the shot.”
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