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Sehwag eyeing double ton in
one-dayers
 New Delhi, July 12: Virender Sehwag, the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests, is confident of achieving yet another feat which no one in the world has managed so far -- scoring a double hundred in one-dayers. "It is certainly not easy to score a double century in one-dayers, but it is also not impossible. Being an opener, if I can stay on the crease for 50 overs, I can score that. In fact, a lot of others can score it, but they need to bat the full 50 overs," Sehwag told reporters here today.
The upcoming Asia Cup cricket tournament, where the field includes Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, UAE and Hong Kong besides India, could provide the perfect platform for Sehwag to launch his assault for a place in the record books. But the opening batsman declined to acknowledge that a weak opposition is required for recording the first-ever double century. The highest one-day score of 194 was made by former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar against India in 1997 in Chennai.
"You cannot take any team lightly. It takes just one ball to dismiss a batsman," said the player on the sidelines of a function here to announce a sponsorship deal of the batsman and his wife Aarti with Dabur, an FMCG major. (Agencies)
Published: Monday, July 12, 2004
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