'The simple plan is to stop him from scoring' - Inzamam

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'The simple plan is to stop him from scoring' - Inzamam

Sehwag's comments after the first Test, about loving Pakistan's bowling and their defensiveness in preparing such a flat pitch, added a pinch of masala when it was most needed. If it was meant to stir, then it probably has; Inzamam touched upon it in his column yesterday and some within the team suggested, wryly, if he is dismissed early at any point, celebrations might be exaggerated.

Sehwag's bluster has clearly registered for there was a firm, testy rebuttal from Inzamam of his charge that Pakistan had been defensive in Lahore. "I don't understand why Pakistan would play defensively. After putting so many runs on the board in Lahore why would we be defensive? I think many people realised soon after the weather changed in Lahore that the match was heading for a draw. We knew after that it would be difficult to get a wicket on this pitch."

But as ever, Inzamam's recipe to stop Sehwag was plain. "The simple plan is to stop him from scoring. We just want bowlers to bowl in those areas where we feel, according to our strategy and planning, he can be stopped." Those areas are likely to be short and into his body, cramping his style and curbing his runs.

The Sachin clone tag may have been shed but increasingly Sehwag is attracting a similarly obsessive and skewed following. Someone piped in, prematurely, that the series involved Pakistan and Sehwag, rather than India. Inzamam dead-batted, late as ever, "He is a very good player and he is in form. India also has other good players in the team. In every series there is one batsman who gets into a good run of form. His team depends on him for runs and the opposition looks to get him out early."

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Get Sehwag out, you have Laxman, get Laxman out, you have Tendulkar, get Tendulkar out, you have Ganguly, get Ganguly out, you have Yuvraj, get Yuvraj out, you have Dhoni, and your plan is to stop Sehwag from getting a big score. I know Sehwag has been of phenomenal form against Pakistan, but just targetting him won't do anything.
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'The simple plan is to stop him from scoring' - Inzamam

LOL stop him from scoring? isnt that every teams/bowlers plans....good joke inzy....you have more than 1 person to worry about
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'The simple plan is to stop him from scoring' - Inzamam

hmmm...isnt that kind of hard....Sehwag has some way to tear appart every bowling attack....so u jus have to be lucky or bowling REALLY really well
 
'The simple plan is to stop him from scoring' - Inzamam

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hmmm...isnt that kind of hard....Sehwag has some way to tear appart every bowling attack....so u jus have to be lucky or bowling REALLY really well
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one of the ways would be to cramp him for room and expect him to try something ectravagant and get out..

also a consistent restrictive line would also be somewhat effective against him..

but i hope they are not able to reign him in! we need sehwag to fire always!
 
'The simple plan is to stop him from scoring' - Inzamam

Its worked in the past. That is the only way you can get him out. If the runs aren't flowing, he just does not get settled that well, I feel. But then, if your bowlers are good enough to contain him, then they could contain any team in the world.
 
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