New Zealand to target Sehwag-Gambhir in T20 tie

Christchurch (PTI): Taming India's swashbuckling opening pair of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir will be crucial to New Zealand's success in the Twenty20 tie on Wednesday, Kiwi skipper Daniel Vettori said.

Vettori said, "Sehwag creates a momentum at the top of the order and is such an aggressive player that he can take the game away quite quickly. A lot of our emphasis is on him and probably Gambhir. If we can put some pressure on India early and contain Sehwag and Gambhir, it would be handy.

"It is probably going to be crucial to our success. When these guys get away, it is always hard to get back in the game," said Vettori. Interestingly, the Kiwis aren't equally worried about Yuvraj Singh who has a formidable reputation in this format.

"We are not underestimating him as a player and how destructive he can be. We are just hoping that we get to him early by our plans for Gambhir and Sehwag. "If we can do that he will hopefully be more vulnerable than when he comes in with a bit of platform. But he still is a very good player and is in some very good form as well," said Vettori.