Sehwag's bat fails to fire again

Virender Sehwag vice captain of Indian Cricket Team got out cheaply twice during an Indian cricket team practice match in Ahmedabad on Monday ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy encounter against West Indies on Thursday. Virender Sehwag, who had a short stint at the nets on Sunday, seemed ill at ease during his stay in the middle and fell first to pacer Munaf Patel by giving a catch behind the wicket.

The Delhi batsman, playing for the Indian A cricket team, was sent in again a little later, but his second knock was also unproductive as he edged Harbhajan Singh to slip.Though the team management did not disclose Virender Sehwag's scores, sources put his contribution at three and five.

In fact, the Indian vice-captain's frustration showed as he threw his bat to the ground after getting out a second time.Apart from Sehwag, two other India A batsmen -- Yuvraj Singh and Mohammed Kaif -- got to bat twice as coach Greg Chappell seemed intent on giving batting practice to his players.

However, the handful of spectators at the B ground of the Motera Stadium were treated to some late Diwali fireworks by MS Dhoni (38) who hit some lusty shots, while Ajit Agarkar remained unbeaen on 26.With Patel (3/18), Harbhajan Singh (2/23) and Suresh Raina (2/18) picking up wickets at regular intervals, India A were skittled out for 111 in 25 overs.

In reply, India B rode on some fluent batting from Sachin Tendulkar (43 retired), Rahul Dravid (42 retired) and Dinesh Mongia (26) to reach 137 for 1 in their alloted 25 overs. Raina was the only man out.

Source : PTI