Virender Sehwag Sword Smashed New Zealand for Record Breaking Win |
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March 12, 2009 14:17:25
Virender Sehwag's batting evokes two distinct types of reactions these days, fans break into frenzied dance, opponents simply break down. While his audacious strokeplay is exhilarating in one sense, it is devastating in another, and heaven forbid if you are at the receiving end, as the hapless Kiwis discovered.
On paper, it wasn't an easy target to chase, what with the inclement weather bringing about stoppages in play that would affect any batsman's concentration. But then Sehwag is not just any other batsman, and the only issue, once he had got his eye in, was how long it would take India to clinch victory. This came at almost nine runs an over, by the end of which the New Zealanders did not know whether to cry or rejoice.
Frankly though, better teams than Daniel Vettori's current assemblage of very modest talent have been reduced to abject submission by the Sword of Viru in recent times, so the Kiwis have not done too badly even if they have conceded a record to him (the fastest ODI century by an Indian) and this series to M S Dhoni's side which seems replete with rampaging lumberjacks instead of a conventional batting line-up.
Virender Sehwag sped to a century from 60 balls, the seventh fastest in ODI history, as India beat New Zealand by 10 wickets in a rain reduced contest to clinch the series with a match to spare.
Sehwag's hundred was the fastest by an Indian batsman in ODIs, beating Mohammad Azharuddin's 62-ball effort against New Zealand at Baroda 21 years ago, and helped India clinch their first win in a limited overs series in New Zealand.
Sehwag finished with 125 not out from 74 ball and Gautam Gambhir was 63 not out as India reached 201 without loss in 23.3 overs, replying to New Zealand's 270 from 47 overs in a rain-affected match.
Congrats Viru, keep it up dude !!! 
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I saw your yesterday's inning man, wow awesome, you are a real player man, that huge sixes were great to watch, viru u made our holi a real colorfull
Samir commented
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