Rajkot, Jan 12: Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar said here today Virender Sehwag needed to sort out his batting in the nets before turning out for an international game. "He has been out-of-form for a while. He needs to go back and sort out his batting. He is a fine player. I am sure that he will come back, but I would like to say that he should go back to the nets and sort out his batting," Vengsarkar added.
Wielding the axe on non-performers, the national selectors dropped Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Mohammad Kaif and Dinesh Mongia from the 15-member squad for the first two one-dayers against West Indies. Sourav Ganguly expectedly staged a comeback along with in-form all-rounder Joginder Sharma.
The omission of Sehwag was on the cards given his poor form in recent times as the selectors effected as many as six changes in the one-day squad that toured South Africa recently. Sehwag, was, however included in a provisional 30-member squad for the World Cup which was also named today and included a host of youngsters like Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath, Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, Delhi paceman Ishant Sharma, Mumbai's Rohit Sharma and Rajesh Sharma. Seasoned leg spinner Anil Kumble was "rested" for the first two one-dayers to be played in Nagpur (Janaury 21) and Cuttack (January 24) but the selectors made it clear that he would be considered for the remaining matches. (Agencies)
