Robin Uthappa displayed this wisdom after Pune's crushing eight-wicket defeat to Delhi on Tuesday. When asked if they batted too slowly in the first 10 overs, Uthappa said: "I was asking the same question to myself when Sehwag was batting. He made batting look so easy."
Uthappa added that it was not an easy wicket to bat on since the ball was stopping and not coming on to the bat nicely. When pointed out that Pune won the toss and opted to bat, he said: "Still early days for this wicket. It's just the third match. It was difficult to judge the wicket. It's settling down and in time, we will have a better understanding of the strip."
Uthappa admitted in saying that they were missing paceman Ashok Dinda, who has been out of three games now due to a side-strain.
When asked why he didn't step out against spinners, Sehwag said: "What's the need if I can get boundaries by playing within the crease? I knew the spinners would not bowl too slow or full to me. The cut shot was always on."
Sehwag said they didn't bowl well at Kotla but it was his duty as captain to support his bowlers. "Bowlers win you matches. Give them the field they want and back them."
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