India take the field in their last World Twenty20 league game against Ireland here on Wednesday reeling from the news that Virender Sehwag will return home due to injury.
India take the field in their last World Twenty20 league game against Ireland here on Wednesday reeling from the news that Virender Sehwag will return home due to injury.
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Sehwag, who suffered a shoulder injury during the Indian Premier League in South Africa, has not played competitive cricket since the team arrived in England 12 days ago.
The Indian vice-captain missed both practice matches and also the opening Twenty20 Worlds match against Bangladesh which India won by 25 runs.
Sehwag, regarded one of the most destructive batsmen in the modern game, has so far played 12 Twenty20 internationals and scored 223 runs at a strike-rate of 144.80.
The defending champions, preparing for Wednesday's match against Ireland at Trent Bridge here, were disappointed at the news of Sehwag's return.
"Viru is one of our main batsmen, so not having him around is a blow," said coach Gary Kirsten. "We need to work around his absence."
Sehwag's replacement, batsman-wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthick, will arrive in London ahead of India's first Super Eights match against the West Indies at Lord's on Friday.
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