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I’m to blame, admits Sehwag
LAHORE: Whatever the grade, rarely does
anybody accept responsibility for a run out. Virender Sehwag, who
featured in one on the third afternoon of the Gaddafi Test, is
different.
Talking to reporters, Sehwag said: “I blame myself as the call was
mine and I neither shouted ‘yes’ nor ‘no’... Of course, Dravid
didn’t say anything either, but that’s not the point...”
Still upset, he added: “We just relied on eye-contact and, really,
that had disastrous consequences... That run out (which made it 15
for two in the
second innings) cost us the match... Given the impact it had, it’s
difficult quickly forgetting it.”
Sehwag, it may be recalled, played Mohammed Sami in the cover region
and the damage was done by Imran Farhat, who did a Yuvraj Singh.
After all, in the first Test, it was Yuvraj’s brilliance (on the
fourth afternoon) which led to Inzamam-ul Haq’s run out — more
important, that set India on the road to a historic victory.
Dravid himself didn’t agree that his run out (without facing a ball)
was the proverbial turning point, but Inzamam certainly picked that
as the most decisive moment at the Gaddafi.
The third and final Test is days away and, knowing Sehwag, he must
be looking to make ‘amends’. Incidentally, India’s first triple
centurion top-scored in the second innings here — 90.
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