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Sehwag will hit: Dravid

AFP, Colombo
Indian captain Rahul Dravid said Saturday he hoped struggling opener Virender Sehwag would return to his big-scoring ways in the remaining matches of the ongoing Indian Oil Cup triangular one-day series here.
Hard-hitting batsman Sehwag hardly looked at his best in this tournament, his highest score in three matches being 32 against Sri Lanka at Dambulla on Wednesday.
He was fortunate to enter the 30s in that game as he was let off twice. His scores in the first two matches were 14 against the hosts and two against the West Indies.
"He is an explosive batsman and has done well in the past. He was very consistent last year," said Dravid.
"He started a bit slowly (in this tournament) and looked good in the last game. I am hoping that the confidence he got in the last match will help him and we will see some bigger scores from him in the remaining matches."
Sehwag's form is crucial as he is capable of giving his team a brisk start with an attacking display. He is one of the most experienced batsmen in the side with 3,463 runs in 116 one-dayers with seven centuries.
India need to beat the West Indies in their last league match here on Sunday to make it to the final against Sri Lanka.
The hosts have already qualified for the final with three victories from as many matches. India have posted just one win in three games and the West Indies none in two.
Dravid said he had also been looking forward to a better performance from his fifth bowler in the remaining matches.
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"Our fifth bowler has not bowled well in the last three matches," said Dravid.
"We are hoping that our fifth bowlers, like Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh, do better. They can bowl a lot better. They are working hard in the nets. We are hoping they get better and we find a solution to the fifthbowler problem."
India felt the absence of an effective fifth bowler in the last match against Sri Lanka as part-timers Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly gave away 55 runs in their nine overs.
Chasing a 221-run target, Sri Lanka were struggling at 95-6 before Mahela Jayawardene (94 not out) and Upul Chandana (45 not out) completed a remarkable victory.
"We needed another wicket at that stage (95-6), but could not get it. We could have probably bowled a bit better in that game," said Dravid.
India played all of their three matches with four specialist bowlers, using part-timers for the remaining 10 overs.