With the 2nd worst average among the top 20 run getters. Being an opener, of course he'll be expected to be near about the top of the run charts. Even Hayden and Gilchrist are up there in that list. What am saying is compare his performances with his peers. Further he hardly seem to play the kind of match winning knocks in T20s these days one expects from openers.
Not really. India's batting depth in T20s have been exposed in the last 2 world Cups. Further these are IPL figures and when you need to take that with a bit of salt. Further he hardly seem to play the kind of knocks that made Gilly the indispensible force he was in ODIs, which is producing that matchwinning 100. Sehwag after 39 IPL games does not have a 100 to his credit, and has just 4 50s in the last 25 games.
Whatever, the point is he doesn't deserve to be lumped in with Clarke. Sehwag's just under-performing whereas it's questionable whether Clarke would even make any of the top sides. Massive difference between the two.
Fair enough. Clarke would be a pain for even domestic T20 teams. Sehwag does not deserve India colors atm although he may continue to get selected due to lack of competition for DD atleast.
Oh definitely, it's one of the reasons that I actually rate Ponting's captaincy; from everything I've seen, and all that I've read, he's really a very good man-manager and rallies his troops behind himself very well.
Average doesn't matter as much in T20. Sehwag's averaging mid 20s and striking at almost 160 - that's more than acceptable.
Absolutely agree. I was going to mention Ponting myself but decided against it. I hope this rubs off on Clarke - possibly Haddin's comments have a silver lining, as while patently untrue they may just indicate this.
True or Nielsen doing a sales pitch?
