Why Sehwag continues to disappoint
Virender Sehwag, who hasn't been among the runs in the ongoing World Twenty20, was left out of the India team for their final group encounter against England on Sunday
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
Virender Sehwag, who hasn't been among the runs in the ongoing World Twenty20, was left out of the India team for their final group encounter against England on Sunday. Looking back on his tenure as India coach, Greg Chappell writes: "To say that Viru was one of the great frustrations of my time with the team is an understatement." He goes to say that "Sadly, he continues to disappoint and is in danger of squandering his God-given talent. The person who is least likely to be fazed by all of this is Virender himself." More from the Hindu.
What I soon learned about him was that Viru did not want to dedicate himself to taking his talent to its zenith. He was happy to turn up and play and accept what came his way. No amount of cajoling from me could shift him from his insouciant way.
This often happens to those with the greatest gift. Because he had never had to work hard at developing such a skill, Viru did not know how to dedicate himself to disciplined training. It was only during periods of relative poor form that he was prepared to spend time getting things back on track. As soon as he made some runs he slipped back into old habits and appeared content to practise in the same old profligate way; until his form evaporated again.
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo