Under pressure to perform, Virender Sehwag has been advised to be more
careful with his shot selection and concentrate on spending more time in the middle
to regain his form.
Sehwag, who was dropped for the one day series against
the West Indies to sort out his batting problems after his lacklustre
show in South Africa, has studied video clippings of his recent innings
to rectify the flaws in his batting.
It is important for Sehwag that he spends more time in the
middle and we chiefly worked on this aspect. He does not need to change his
game but he should not forget the basics as well, his personal coach A.N. Sharma
said.
I suggested to him to watch his old footage so that he does not repeat his
mistakes. He practices for at least one hour everyday by watching his videos,
he told reporters.
The flamboyant batsman, who is tipped to return to the Indian
squad for the one-day series against Sri Lanka, has made a conscious attempt
to curb the strokes which has often led to his dismissal.
In South Africa, he was getting out while trying to slice the
ball but now he has stopped playing that way, Sharma said.
Sehwag has managed to score just 148 runs in his last ten One-Day
Internationals for a poor average of 14.3. During this period, he scored only
one half century in the Champions Trophy match against Australia
in Mohali.
In fact, his last ODI century came in April 2005, against
Pakistan in Kochi.
I also advised Sehwag that he should not forget playing his
natural game under the pressure to score runs, Sharma said.
It is not possible to imagine India's World Cup team without
Sehwag. He is a match winner and a fear factor for the opposition teams.
South Africa had said, after their recent series win over India
that they won because they could contain Sehwag, he added.
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