Jun 6 (PTI) Legendary Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar has urged Virender Sehwag to continue being an opener in the Twenty20 format rather than entertain any idea of slipping down the batting order.
"If I was him, I would have continued to being an opener. I would have told myself: okay, I have done well in the Test and one-day format and now it's a challenge for me to crack the code in Twenty20 as well," stated Gavaskar in the team hotel where he had come for a promotional event.
Sehwag recently in the IPL had stated his wish even though he remains the most destructive and successful opener in world cricket at present.
He has 5757 runs from 69 Tests at 50.06 average while in one-dayers, he has 6592 runs from 205 one-day internationals at 34.33 average. In Twenty20 though, he has 223 runs from 12 games and is yet to hit a hundred with 68 being his highest to date. His average too at 20.27 is disappointing.
Gavaskar has no doubt Sehwag should be opening for India at all times in all formats.
"My choice of openers in this present tourney would be Gautam Gambhir and Sehwag. Both have a good rapport and are excellent. All the advantages are with Sehwag if he is to remain an opener: the bowlers are terrified of him and he has the advantage of field restriction too." PTI
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