A. it was team mgmt's mistake, de shudn't hav separated sehwag n gambhir at the top...sehwag nevr got enuf strike...evryting vil fal into place in d world cup.....

A. Virendar sehwag will play the way he has been in all these years and he is not going to change his approach,be it any game or any event.he only knows how to attack and thats the way he has won and set up matches for india.mere presence of him is enough to cause bolwers do some serious thinking.if he plays a wild shot and hits for six,we will all cheer him,and if he gets out playing same shot,we will blame him for playing irresponsible shots.he is a maverick and he wont back down.so lets not criticise him,we are proud that most dangerous odi and test batsman is playing for india and he has done enough to be named as "wisden cricketer of the year" award.

A. Cricket fans will always have high expectation from players like Sehwag, Gambhir, Dhoni, Sachin, Zaheer, etc. who are top rated cricketers domestically as well as internationally. Whenever these players come to play on the ground everybody wants to watch top class performance every time. I think every player can’t give consistent good performance all thru his career. Only couple of them can give consistent performance thru the career. Even players like Sachin has to pass thru bad patch in cricket career, remains out of form for some time despite breaking almost all forms of record. No player would like to underperform or remain out of form intentionally and lose the crucial matches. May be off the field it is easy to talk & discuss the players performance, but what happens on the field is to be accepted at given point of play. Cricketers are humans and bound to err. Still you are right that our players gets out of form at crucial stages of the important tournaments and we have seen that number of time despite reaching semis & finals we have lost and not won the title. India is a cricket loving country and hope that our players play more upto the expectation and disappoint less. As far as chasing 145 with a batting line up consisting of Sehwag, Warner, Dilshan, Gambhir and still end up losing the match, we should give credit to Rohit Sharma for 3 kamal catches.

A. It is not the question of any batsman or bowler playing only for losing. It is the concrete decision in their minds which would fetch better result and finally end up in losing. It is not the runs or wicket in anybody's hands which he would think of losing. It is the momentum that makes the trick.

A. You may boast of possessing all the latest arms and ammunition in the world, but if they turn can’t be used when the enemy comes calling, they are very much useless. It’s pretty much the same thing what happened to Delhi Daredevils. In spite of having doubly dangerous players like Sehwag, Warner, Dilshan and Gambhir, they couldn’t chase a moderate score of 145 in their own backyard. The worst part was that they were thrown out of the IPL unceremoniously. Delhi had their batting woes in the last couple of matches as their ‘big guns’ played irresponsible shots and got out. Dilshan had come out of injury and Warner wasn’t in the greatest of nicks, except for a couple of good knocks. Sehwag was the one who had to shoulder greater responsibility as he is the most senior batsman in the line-up. He just continued with his ‘devil-may-care’ attitude shots and got out cheaply. Delhi didn’t need an explosive knock from him to drive them home. They just needed sensible batting. Sehwag, as he has done it in the past, doesn’t put a price tag on his wicket and just gifts it away. It had cost him his place in the Indian team on more than one occasion. It seems he is yet to learn from his past mistakes. There’s no doubt that we would like to see Sehwag exploding every time he bats, but, when the situation demands, he has to put his head down and play sensibly. The T-20 World Cup is going to be a real tester for him and let’s hope that he comes good in the Caribbean.

A. the dd team panicked and threw away their wickets to some inepy bowling

A. Even captain of delhi,gambhir called their top order batting irresponsible,but remember one gud ball is enough to make a batsman out.Thats what happened to delhi,sehwag and gambhir got out for outstanding catches and dilshan got out for a shot(dilscoop) he plays so well,also they are not kind of batsman who sits in crease and wait for badballs.Thats not irresponsible thats their mark game and have been playing for years.They have done so well for their respective countries so well and they are world class performers and they cant be called irresponsible,instead gambhir should have picked his team well,he should have picked someone else inplace of dilshan and who will play defensively which will neutralise attacking and defensive. Coming to Sehwag and his contributions,he always tried to provide india a good start,he plays in same way not matter whatever the opposition is.So we dont even need to think about sehwag as he is real champion when he plays for india,instead we should think of yuvraj,who is good finisher and was not able to perform at all in recent matches.

A. Even captain of delhi,gambhir called their top order batting irresponsible,but remember one gud ball is enough to make a batsman out.Thats what happened to delhi,sehwag and gambhir got out for outstanding catches and dilshan got out for a shot(dilscoop) he plays so well,also they are not kind of batsman who sits in crease and wait for badballs.Thats not irresponsible thats their mark game and have been playing for years.They have done so well for their respective countries so well and they are world class performers and they cant be called irresponsible,instead gambhir should have picked his team well,he should have picked someone else inplace of dilshan and who will play defensively which will neutralise attacking and defensive. Coming to Sehwag and his contributions,he always tried to provide india a good start,he plays in same way not matter whatever the opposition is.So we dont even need to think about sehwag as he is real champion when he plays for india,instead we should think of yuvraj,who is good finisher and was not able to perform at all in recent matches.

A. I fully agree with you Dharun. The Devils made a mockery of the chase. With such a line up-consisting of the four you have mentioned and Dinesh Karthik, Mithun Manhas and Collingwood to follow the batting line up is just mind boggling. We know cricket is a game of uncertainities and we know too that T20 is the mother of shocks and surprises, yet the DDs performance is anything but acceptable! It is pure negligence on the part of batsman like Sehwag, Warner, Gambhir and others and an insult to the fans who turned up in such large numbers to support their team! And as you have rightly pointed out with the World Cups round the corner and so many key players for team india from the DD team it is a real matter of concern for the national team. Though Sehwag and Gambhir have won many awards and laurels in 2009-10 between themselves and have reasons to hold their head high, it would do a world of good to Indian team's cause if they can put their heads down at least when at the batting crease.

A. I fully agree with you Dharun. The Devils made a mockery of the chase. With such a line up-consisting of the four you have mentioned and Dinesh Karthik, Mithun Manhas and Collingwood to follow the batting line up is just mind boggling. We know cricket is a game of uncertainities and we know too that T20 is the mother of shocks and surprises, yet the DDs performance is anything but acceptable! It is pure negligence on the part of batsman like Sehwag, Warner, Gambhir and others and an insult to the fans who turned up in such large numbers to support their team! And as you have rightly pointed out with the World Cups round the corner and so many key players for team india from the DD team it is a real matter of concern for the national team. Though Sehwag and Gambhir have won many awards and laurels in 2009-10 between themselves and have reasons to hold their head high, it would do a world of good to Indian team's cause if they can put their heads down at least when at the batting crease.

A. we all know the way sehwag plays his cricket.be it any match,any team,any bowler his attitude will be the same,see the ball,hit the ball.and thats the way he wins matches for india.his maverick approach will earn him bouquets and brickbats in equal measure.if he plays wild shot and it goes for six,we all will cheer him,but if he gets out playing same shot,we all will blame him for playing irresponsible shot.but thats sehwag for us.not for nothing he is wisden cricketer of the year.

A. no we not say irresp0nsibilty becoz we now hight of sehwag when he start batting no body stop him t20 and 50 over his record say his hight so think pogetive we won games in these tornament.

A. Dear Dharun, the game of cricket is a game of uncertinity and it has proved beyond doubt over the years and the recent examples are the results of yesterdays two games. So this game of cricket can change its course at any point of time. We cannot predict what is going to happen in the next moment. We cannot blame the players as it can happen to any palyer on a day. But the unfortunate thing is that almost all the players failed to score, when it was very essential. This is the beauty of the game. Its unpredictability gave this game more excitement and the tournament has reached sucha acrucial point, that losing a single game makes them out of the IPL this season. Regarding the form of Sehwag, there is no need to worry and I am of the belief that he can come up with big scores and can gave the Indian team the required strength and motivation. These players are real professionals and know how to get back to form and play accordingly. They are shouldering the wishes and ambitions of more than 120 crores of people. Let us be optimistic and wish our team success.