Kolkata, August 13: Virender Sehwag, recuperating from a shoulder surgery, was shaping well for the Champions Trophy, according to Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who said the dashing opener may however not be ready for the tri-series in Sri Lanka in early September.
“He is improving every day. He is putting in a lot of effort to get ready for Champions Trophy ,” Dhoni said today.
On Sehwag’s chances of playing in the tri-series in Sri Lanka starting on September 8, Dhoni hinted the batsman may have to sit out of the event.
“It’s (tri-series) too soon, with just a few days to go,” he said.
Sehwag had injured his shoulder during the semifinal of the second edition of the Indian Premier League in South Africa and he underwent a surgery for the the Grade II lesion at a Nottingham hospital in June.
–PTI