Se(e) h(ow) (he ) Wag(ged) (his) Bat!

Se(e) h(ow) (he) Wag(ged ) his Bat!



The Nawab that he is, Sehwag did give his fans, 'what he had promised', so he says.
Indeed his batting I'n the one-dayer, yesterday against the West Indies was almost wagging all the way; he hit 219 glorious runs, the highest one day score in cricket history; he hit 32 boundaries (25 fours and seven sixes), thrilled his fans and all this he did in just 140 balls. And he also enabled India to score the highest ever one-day score.

Sehwag's batting could be compared to the 'wagging of tail' by dogs. Sehwag is no tail-ender, though in the team. Some tail-enders (representing the tail of the team - the last few batsmen, who are mostly bowlers) do wag their tail occasionally and make match-winning scores too. But Sehwag is always among the first to (wag his) bat, so to say, being a hard-hitting opener, and creates big expectations among the spectators too. Seldom has he wagged his bat like the tail of a dog, as he did yesterday.

It is said that the wagging of the tail by dogs is generally a positive indication. So too Sehwag sets a positive indication whenever he occupies the crease. Further, it is said that dogs display the following factors when they wag their tails, to indicate such positive mood. First, an erect bodily stance. Sehwag shows this too, he is erect and steady to watch ; next dogs in very positive mood have a tendency of fast tail wags. Who can deny that Sehwag too has this attitude, for he often indulges I'n such fast bat wags, sometimes even recklessly losing his wicket? Another noticeable thing with dogs wagging their tail is said to be high tail position. Was not his bat in such high position, whenever he hit those fours and sixes? Again dogs in very positive mood show wide, swooping tail wags. Only those connoisseurs, who could analyze his wagon wheel of runs scored, could perhaps have seen such wide, swooping gestures with his bat.

Apart from all the above, while wagging its tail, and being in good spirits, the dog is said to be displaying his dominance. And so, it was with the Nawab displaying his dominance,(while wagging his bat) over the West Indies bowling, throughout his magical innings. I can only say, at the end, about his batting yesterday 'wah, Sehwag (the nawab) ka Jawab nahi.'