Virender Sehwag: Jadeja will be missed, but India will win

Virender Sehwag. Pic/AFP

Former India blaster Virender Sehwag expects India and Pakistan to be at each other's throats in terms of on-field aggression, but warned the Indian batters that the Melbourne Cricket Ground is a huge stadium so the effort in clearing the ropes should be precise.

"My simple theory is to be aggressive and not allow your opponents dominate. Don't be afraid and it will be a good contest. It's a big ground so be very sure before sending the ball over the boundary rope," said Sehwag, who wants to see singles and twos being taken well.

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The 2007 World T20 winner reckons both teams will know each other better since they have battled each other only recently in the T20 Asia Cup.

Sehwag was not coy to predict a winner. "India will win. We have a very good team although Ravindra Jadeja will be missed," he said.

He sees a threat in the form of Shaheen Afridi. "Pakistan will be a stronger team with the return of Afridi," he said before talking about how he would tackle Afridi: "How would I have played Afridi? Well, his outswingers are okay. He can create problems in his inswinging deliveries. I would be successful if I played them with the middle of the bat. I am sure our batters have practised accordingly."