Sehwag doubtful for West Indies match

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March 19, 2011
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   [image: Virender Sehwag began the innings with a few streaky shots, India
v England, World Cup, Group B, Bangalore, February 27, 2011]
  Virender Sehwag is hampered by swollen right knee, which is the result of
allergic reaction © Getty Images
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Virender Sehwag<http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/player/35263.html>might
miss India's final group game against West Indies on Sunday because of
a knee problem. Sehwag's knee has been bothering him since the start
of the World
Cup <http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2011>, but his
current worry is the result of swelling caused by an allergic reaction to a
pain-killing injection he took after the match against South Africa.

"Viru [Sehwag] has got an allergic reaction in his right knee, so we will
take that call [about whether to play him] either in the evening or on the
morning of the game," MS Dhoni said at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on
Saturday.

If Sehwag is unable to take the field, Gautam Gambhir will most likely open
the innings with Sachin Tendulkar.

The game doesn't have a lot riding on it as Bangladesh's defeat to South
Africa today means India and England are already through to the
quarter-finals and barring a catastrophic defeat, West Indies can afford to
lose tomorrow's game and still join them on the basis of a better net
run-rate than Bangladesh.

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