Harbhajan Singh astonished at Sehwag's exclusion from Wasim Jaffer's all-time ODI XI

Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh was left astonished as table first-class cricketer Wasim Jaffer snubbed Virender Sehwag from his all-time India ODI playing eleven. Jaffer, who recently anunced his retirement, picked Sachin Tendulkar and former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly as opening batsmen in his line-up. Interestingly, Sehwag has been widely regarded as one of best openers across formats courtesy of his explosive attitude and ability to torment bowling attacks. 

'Sultan of Multan' holds multiple records including highest score made by an Indian in Test cricket which was also fastest test century. He also holds distinction of being one of four batsmen in world to have ever surpassed 300 twice in Test cricket. Sehwag had made his debut in 1999 and went on to score 8,586 Test runs and 8,273 runs in ODIs before anuncing his retirement in October 2015. 

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Meanwhile, Test specialist Wasim Jaffer appointed former Indian skipper MS Dhoni as captain of his playing eleven. His team also comprised of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli at number three and four, respectively. Jaffer picked World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev at number seven and Ravindra Jadeja or Harbhajan Singh to fill number 8 slot. He picked Zaheer Khan and Jasprit Bumrah to fill pace department and Anil Kumble to head spin department. 

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'Hard for bowlers'

During an Instagram live session recently with his employers 'Indian Oil', Jaffer went on to say he had suggested that in a Test match, one could use two new balls. "That is one thing that can happen because probably, curators can make a wicket which is even for both batsmen and bowlers, t too batting or bowling friendly," he said. 

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He n mentioned that ICC has come up with a solution of t using saliva which will be very hard for fast bowlers as y will t be able to shine ball without using saliva which will make things much easier for batsmen. veteran cricketer n added that governing body of world cricket will have to make sure that balance remains pretty equal for batsmen and bowlers as it should t turn into a one-sided contest for eir of m.

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