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Journalism of Courage
It shouldnt be too demanding for a bowler to comprehend that the major taboo while bowling to Virender Sehwag is giving him width outside his off-stump. To tuck him up and deny him room is often the most logical solution for opposition teams. But Sehwag also is prone to die by the very sword he thrives on.
The Australians decided to utilise his own powers against him this series by slipping in deliveries wide outside his off-stump on a regular basis.
Being someone who never holds back,Sehwag has rarely even attempted at resisting the temptations.
Six of the nine deliveries the Aussie pacers bowled to him in the second innings were in his zone,though on varying lengths. He swung and missed against a couple of them,got a streaky boundary through the slips region,before cutting the final one towards Michael Hussey at gully.
The hosts had tried similar tactics even in the first innings,where Sehwag did get away and scored 67 eventually. They bowled a total of 23 deliveries in his area. While Sehwag smashed four boundaries,he was also either beaten or edged deliveries ominously in the direction of the slips on nine occasions.
