Sehwag player of the year
India's cricket chiefs Monday named swashbuckling opener Virender
Sehwag the country's player of the year for 2007-2008.
Sehwag, 30, will receive the Polly Umrigar award, named after a
former India captain, at a function organised by the Board of Control
for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai on February 18.
Sehwag dominated Indian batting since his return to the Test side on
the 2007-08 tour of Australia after being overlooked for the away series
against Bangladesh and England and the home matches against Pakistan. In
2008, the opening batsman scored 1,462 runs in 14 Tests at an average of
56.23, including a blistering triple-century against South Africa in
Chennai.
New Delhi, AFP |
