India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today rued absence of Virender Sehwag in the first two Tests against England, saying the opener is one of the few players in the world who could influence the outcome of a game in a big way.

Sehwag, included in the squad of 17, is recovering from an operation on his right shoulder and in his absence young Chennai opener Abhinav Mukund will open the innings with Gautam Gambhir at least in the first two Tests.