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`Sehwag's wicket was the crucial one'

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JAMSHEDPUR, APRIL 9. Pakistan's skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq and seamer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, who turned in a match-winning six-wicket haul, were united in the opinion that Virender Sehwag's wicket was the crucial one.

"He is the man in form, his batting had made the difference in the previous two clashes," Haq said after the third ODI on Saturday.

"The series is very much open. It is always difficult when you are chasing a huge target, more so if you lose a couple of early wickets," Haq added.

The visiting captain praised the efforts of centurion Salman Butt and Shoaib Malik. "They helped build the innings," he said.

Naved said he had planned Sehwag's dismissal. "He likes to play the cut. I feed him there. He is bound to make a mistake sometime," said Naved, who had also accounted for Sehwag in the second ODI at Visakhapatnam.

Indian wicketkeeper Mahendra Dhoni, addressing the media, said he was disappointed in the manner of his dismissal. "There was no need for me to play that shot,'' said Dhoni, who top-edged Naved.

Dhoni said Naved bowled extremely well. "We will work out a strategy to deal with him in the coming matches," he said.

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