<p>Axed from the Indian cricket squad for the third and fourth Test against Australia, out-of-form opener Virender Sehwag on Thursday vowed to make a comeback into the national side, saying “I trust my game”. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Sehwag paid the price for a prolonged run drought as the selectors trimmed the squad to 14 and decided against picking a replacement for the right-hander, who has scored just 27 runs in his three innings during the ongoing series. <br /><br />“Will continue to work hard for my place in the team. I trust my game and am confident that, “I’ll be back”,” he wrote on his Twitter page. <br /><br />He also wished good luck to the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side for the remainder of the series, which the hosts are leading 2-0 after crushing victories in the first two Tests in Chennai and Hyderabad.<br /><br />“Best wishes to the team,” Sehwag wrote. <br /><br />Sehwag had failed to fire in five consecutive Tests after getting a hundred in the opening game of the home series against England at Ahmedabad in November-December last year. <br /><br />He was unable to score even a half-century in two home Tests against New Zealand. During India’s last overseas tour, in Australia, Sehwag scored just 198 runs in eight innings. <br /><br />Sunny bats for Viru<br /><br />Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar feels that Virender Sehwag could have been given another chance keeping in mind the batting-friendly pitch in Mohali, which will host the third Test against Australia from March 14. <br /><br />“The ball comes onto the bat nicely in Mohali and Sehwag likes to bat on such surfaces. So, I think he could have been given a chance in Mohali for the third Test,” Gavsakar said on Thursday.<br /><br />Gavaskar is of the opinion that the out-of-form Sehwag would stage a comeback. <br />“I don’t think this is the end of the road for him. He has got a 100 at the start of the season against England, scored a couple of 50s. I think it’s just the perception, the way he goes about his cricket.<br /><br />I don’t think he is totally out of form,” Gavaskar told a television channel. <br /><br />Further defending Sehwag, the former great said the Delhi player was not “totally” out of form and was not throwing his wicket away. <br /><br />“I don’t think he is totally out of form. He is getting out to terrific deliveries. He got out to a beauty in Hyderabad while in Chennai, the extra pace got the better of him,’’ Gavaskar said. Asked if Sehwag could be slotted in the middle-order in future, Gavaskar said, “With his experience, he would be useful batting at number 5-6, especially in countering the second new ball.” However, former Australia batsman, Dean Jones felt it would be difficult for Sehwag to make a comeback. <br /><br />“It’s going to be difficult for him to make a comeback. I am starting to worry for him now and, with the South Africa series coming up, it’s not going to be easy,’’ he added.</p>
<p>Axed from the Indian cricket squad for the third and fourth Test against Australia, out-of-form opener Virender Sehwag on Thursday vowed to make a comeback into the national side, saying “I trust my game”. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Sehwag paid the price for a prolonged run drought as the selectors trimmed the squad to 14 and decided against picking a replacement for the right-hander, who has scored just 27 runs in his three innings during the ongoing series. <br /><br />“Will continue to work hard for my place in the team. I trust my game and am confident that, “I’ll be back”,” he wrote on his Twitter page. <br /><br />He also wished good luck to the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side for the remainder of the series, which the hosts are leading 2-0 after crushing victories in the first two Tests in Chennai and Hyderabad.<br /><br />“Best wishes to the team,” Sehwag wrote. <br /><br />Sehwag had failed to fire in five consecutive Tests after getting a hundred in the opening game of the home series against England at Ahmedabad in November-December last year. <br /><br />He was unable to score even a half-century in two home Tests against New Zealand. During India’s last overseas tour, in Australia, Sehwag scored just 198 runs in eight innings. <br /><br />Sunny bats for Viru<br /><br />Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar feels that Virender Sehwag could have been given another chance keeping in mind the batting-friendly pitch in Mohali, which will host the third Test against Australia from March 14. <br /><br />“The ball comes onto the bat nicely in Mohali and Sehwag likes to bat on such surfaces. So, I think he could have been given a chance in Mohali for the third Test,” Gavsakar said on Thursday.<br /><br />Gavaskar is of the opinion that the out-of-form Sehwag would stage a comeback. <br />“I don’t think this is the end of the road for him. He has got a 100 at the start of the season against England, scored a couple of 50s. I think it’s just the perception, the way he goes about his cricket.<br /><br />I don’t think he is totally out of form,” Gavaskar told a television channel. <br /><br />Further defending Sehwag, the former great said the Delhi player was not “totally” out of form and was not throwing his wicket away. <br /><br />“I don’t think he is totally out of form. He is getting out to terrific deliveries. He got out to a beauty in Hyderabad while in Chennai, the extra pace got the better of him,’’ Gavaskar said. Asked if Sehwag could be slotted in the middle-order in future, Gavaskar said, “With his experience, he would be useful batting at number 5-6, especially in countering the second new ball.” However, former Australia batsman, Dean Jones felt it would be difficult for Sehwag to make a comeback. <br /><br />“It’s going to be difficult for him to make a comeback. I am starting to worry for him now and, with the South Africa series coming up, it’s not going to be easy,’’ he added.</p>
