By IANS
New Delhi : Swash-buckling cricketer Virender Sehwag said Wednesday that he would use next month’s Twenty20 World Championship to try and regain his place in the Indian Test and one-day international squads.
“I have been working hard on my batting skills and my fitness. I have also played some local matches for my employers, and hopefully I will do well at the World Championship in South Africa and get my place back in the Test and ODI teams,” said Sehwag at a press conference here.
The opening batsman, ignored for the Test and ODI teams currently touring England, said all-rounders stand the biggest chance to succeed in the short and crisp Twenty20 cricket, based on 20 overs-a-side matches.
“I have observed that players who can bat and bowl have succeeded. We need good all-rounders in Twenty20 cricket,” Sehwag said on the occasion of the unveiling of the trophy for the Twenty20 World Championship.
The tournament will be held in South Africa Sep 11-24.
Asked for his opinion on a format that suits his hard-hitting batting style, Sehwag felt that Twenty20, the shortest recognised version of international cricket, is great source of entertainment for the public.
“It’s a new format and I love it. It’s good fun for the public rather than the players. I first played Twenty20 cricket in 2003 when I played county cricket (for Leicestershire),” he said.