Ganguly praises Sehwag

India skipper Sourav Ganguly heaped praise on young all-rounder Virender Sehwag for his key contribution to the 60-run win over Australia in the first match of their one-day series on Sunday.

Man-of-the-match Sehwag hit a rapid 58 in India's 315 all out and then took three wickets with is off-spin in Australia's reply.

"He played positively under pressure," said Ganguly. "It is a very good sign."

Said Sehwag: "The pitch was so good that I played my natural game, adding that the three wickets he took were reward for bowling a tight line as advised by his skipper.

Ganguly, who struggled with the bat in India's 2-1 Test series triumph over the Australians and scored just six on Sunday, said he was confident he would run into form soon.

"It is time I scored runs and I am sure I will," he said.

Australia skipper Steve Waugh felt his side should have restricted India to around 290.

"We should have won the game from where we were in the 25th over," he said.

Mail Cricket Editor