Geoffrey Boycott says Virender Sehwag may not play for India again

According to former England cricketer and popular commentator Geoffrey Boycott, Indian opener Virender Sehwag will not play for India again and he will “sadly fade away”.

“I don’t think he’ll play again. I think it’s because India have gone the right way. It took a little while to come around to it. They’ve given youth a chance,” Boycott said at a website.

“His nature, his personality, is a more happy-go-lucky, generous, easy-natured, friendly, affable sort of personality that fits in with the way he batted…he used to bat freely, with lots of strokes. It’s not in his nature to play carefully, steadily. I’m sure people have tried to say, ‘Can you play a little more carefully? You are older now, you maybe don’t pick the ball up quite as well or quickly, or you’ve still got lots of talent and use your experience.’ You tell everybody all these things but it’s very difficult to change people from what they are. And, it’s too late now. I think he’s just going to play a bit of IPL and then, sadly, fade away,” Boycott said said.

Praising India’s young team Boycott said, “After they lost to England, I kept saying you have to give these young batsmen a chance. You have to get them in and you have to build again for the World Cup. I’ve never changed my view on that. You are world champions in ODIs, you have to move on, and it doesn’t matter who you are, I always say, age is not the barrier, it’s about performance.”

Sehwag was dropped from the Test team against Australia for the last 2 Test matches and he has been also dropped from the upcoming Champions Trophy.

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