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Sehwag to be replaced by Dinesh Karthik for ICC World T20

Virender SehwagAfter days of drama and speculation, Virender Sehwag has been finally declared unfit to play in the ICC World T20 and has been sent back home. Dinesh Karthik, a wicket-keeping all-rounder, will be Sehwag's replacement in the tournament.

Sehwag had sustained a shoulder injury during the Indian Premier League and had sit out for a few games before making a comeback in the middle of the tournament and playing a few games. He was in apparent discomfort and had not played in the two warm-up games that India played in as he did not in the first game of the tournament against Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma has been opening the innings with Gautam Gambhir in his absence. Gay Kirstein had earlier claimed that despite the injury, it would be wise to have a player like Sehwag in the team till it was sure that he would not be able to lift the bat.

Due to this uncertainty over Sehwag's fitness, there have been media speculations about a rift between Sehwag and captain M.S.Dhoni. This was followed by a huge show of solidarity by Dhoni and the team when the entire squad trooped out for a press conference and the captain read out a statement that said that everything was hunky-dory between the players and the captain.

However, nothing had become clear till yesterday either, with none of the two, the captain or the administrative manager, Chamundeshwar Nath, clarifying the situation on Sehwag's injury making the media speculate further. One of the media personnel went up to the extent of accusing Dhoni of leaking news outside, which angered the captain no ends.

The manager then went on to add that Sehwag was in pain while batting in the nets but it would have been difficult for the captain to know the kind of pain the batsman is in while batting in the nets. It was later revealed that Sehwag suffering from a grade I tear, and will require weeks of recuperation to recover from the injury.

Within minutes of this drama having unfolded, the BCCI made a press release that said that Sehwag would be returning back home and Dinesh Kathik would be replacing him. The team which did not have a back-up wicket-keeper earlier this benefits from this move, though it remains to be seen how well they regroup after such an explosive media-meet and focus on the job on hand; to win the next few games for the side.

Tags:- Chamundeshwar Nath   Dinesh Karthik   Gay Kirstein   Rohit Sharma   Virender Sehwag  

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