5th ODI Ind vs NZ Live Streaming | India vs New Zealand
5th ODI Ind vs NZ Live Streaming | India vs New Zealand
“Sehwag has had an incredible 14-15 months of cricket for India. He has played exceptionally well. He is enjoying his cricket and he is happy. He understands his role”, Kirsten said. “We have certainly encouraged him to play in as aggressive fashion as possible. He plays like that in Test cricket as well. And it certainly gets the momentum of the innings going. It is great when he fires,” he said.
The South African said he has enjoyed his association with the Indian team so far and has never felt like a foreigner.
“I have learnt a lot about how Indians play cricket. I have often said to people that I don’t really regard myself as a foreign coach because I haven’t integrated new philosophies and new ideas into the Indian way. I have learnt how they play cricket and tried to influence in whatever way I can to try to improve their performance,” he said.
Tendulkar’s participation in the final ODI also looks doubtful as the team management is in no mood to aggravate his his abdomen injury ahead of the Test series. The batting maestro also missed the fourth ODI in Hamilton after suffering the injury during his majestic knock of 163 in Christchurch.
“We are not sure yet. We will have to wait and see,” said Kirsten.
If Tendulkar is rested, India will go in with Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir at the top of the order. And if the Delhi-twosome, who were involved in a rollicking 201-run partnership for the first wicket at the Hamilton on Wednesday, maintain their momentum, India should complete a Kiwi sweep, similar to the 5-0 drubbing they gave England last season.
It will be interesting to see how many balls disappear in tomorrow’s day-night affair at the small but petite Eden Park ground, whose square boundaries are a lot shorter than Christchurch, where a record number of sixes were blasted in the Twenty20 (24) and one-day (31) match of the series.
There is also a possibility of Sehwag, who has been in the form of his life, to score a double hundred, something that he spoke about after his 60-ball hundred in the last match.
