‘Never saw Sachin do that. But you see players these days…’: Sehwag uses Tendulkar as an example of why Kohli and co. are mistaken.
‘Never saw Sachin do that. But you see players these days…’: Sehwag uses Tendulkar as an example of why Kohli and co. are mistaken. The 2022 Asia Cup was a disappointment for Team India, as they were knocked out in the Super 4 round. The Indian team, led by Rohit Sharma, lost to Pakistan and Sri Lanka and was knocked out of the tournament. However, they ended the season on a high note by beating Afghanistan by 101 runs. Even though the team didn’t do well at the Asia Cup 2022, the fact that Virat Kohli scored runs again was a big plus. He scored 276 runs in five innings at a great strike rate of 147. Moreover, he broke his century drought by hitting an unbeaten 122 against Afghanistan.
But India also had another injury setback when Ravindra Jadeja hurt his knee before the Super 4 matches started. In addition, Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel had already been injured. As a result, they were not able to play in the tournament.
This year, injuries have been a big problem for Team India. Star batter KL Rahul and bowler Deepak Chahar both missed over six months of international play.
Sehwag’s Take
Former India opener Virender Sehwag talked in depth about this. He noticed a pattern in how most of the Indian team’s players missed games because of injuries.
“India’s problems have been injuries that didn’t happen on the cricket field. No one is addressing that,” Sehwag told Cricbuzz.
“Hardik Pandya got injured while bowling. Most of the players are getting injured at the gym or outside the match. We didn’t see Jadeja getting injured on a cricket field. After the match, we came to know that he has an injury. That means the things that are happening outside or in the gym need to be addressed.”
“Skills are important. Once you are in the Indian team and playing a series, gym is not as important as skills. If you have a two-month break, then fitness becomes important,” Sehwag said.
The fiery former India batter also used an example of how Sachin Tendulkar used to get ready for a game to make his point clearer. “I learnt this from Sachin Tendulkar. Whenever he came into the team, I never saw him lifting more than 6-8kg weights. I asked him, ‘what’s the point of lifting such low weights?’ He replied, ‘this is my maintenance. I’ve to play a match, I’m only doing this to keep my rhythm intact, so that I don’t lose my power’,” said Sehwag.“You see the players these days, Virat Kohli and others posting videos of lifting 50-60-70kg weights during a series, which actually increases the chances of injury,” he further stated.
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