VirenderSehwag's Test return went from bad to worse on Friday when the Indian opener bagged a King Pair in the third Test against England at Edgbaston, raising further question marks over his comeback while he still seems to be recovering from the shoulder surgery.
Sehwag's unfortunate record was the 13th such instance in the history of Test cricket when a batsman bagged a King Pair. While he got out to Stuart Broad in the first innings, Anderson got him caught at slip in the second.
This is how his dismissals read in the scorebook:
V Sehwag c Prior b Broad 0 (1)
V Sehwag c Strauss b Anderson 0 (1)
Sehwag's return to the Indian Test squad didn't look hastened on the surface, but the way Sehwag fared in the match puts his fitness up for scrutiny. For the time he was on the field, Sehwag didn't seem like giving his 100 per cent as he refused to bend or dive, allowing shots go past him.
The Indian opener - who also has two triple centuries to his name - was touted as saviour of the Indian Team that is down 0-2 in the four-Test series against England and fighting to save its numerouno position in Test cricket.
But coming back from a shoulder surgery due to an injury sustained in the Indian Premier League, Sehwag looked far from being match-fit.
