Virender Sehwag set to miss One Day Series against England

Indian explosive opener, Virender Sehwag, is set to miss the One Day Series against England, which will commence after the end of the ongoing 4^th nPower Test Series.

It is expected that the player who joined the squad at the end of the 2^nd Test, will take no further part in the series, as the batsman has not fully recovered from a shoulder injury picked in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League.

The injury kept the player out of the teams preceding tour of the Caribbean, as well the first two nPower Test matches.

"The shoulder injury has not completely healed. He will return after the Test series," a BCCI source revealed.  

Also the source confirmed that the National Cricket Academy's physiotherapist, Nitin Patel, had confirmed Ashish Kaushik, the current physio on tour, that Sehwag is also feeling pain in this left ear, due to exposure from a loud sound, before joining the team.

"Sehwag has some visual and balancing problems, which persist," the source said.

It has been a turbulent month or so for the Men in Blue in England, where the team has been ravaged with injury to key personnel.

The tour began with pacer Zaheer Khan, limping off in the first innings of the first test, before injuries to Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh hampered their chances of defending the No.1 crown.

With hopes all tied on the explosive hitting opener to make a triumphant comeback at Edgbaston, Sehwag failed to live up to the hype as he was dismissed on a King Pair.

His bow in the fourth and final installment was hardly of note, as he was again dismissed in the first over of the match for 8. Following on, the player could manage 33 before being superbly cleaned by English spinner, Graeme Swann.

The injuries to main players have again raised questions regarding the amount of Cricket played by the Indian Players.  Many, like Sehwag have aggravated their injuries during their stints with their IPL franchises.

However, the devastating implications from such tournaments have been highlighted from the team’s mediocre preparations, for undoubtedly, the most looked forward series of the year.

Though a series whitewash is well on the cards, but in the longer run, it certainly could be a blessing in disguise for BCCI and team India, to look closely on what Cricket (IPL or Tests) to focus on.