The news as it happens: Virender Sehwag has been finally ruled out of the T20 World Cup [Update: Rediff link], after his shoulder injury refused to heal as expected. Reports say he ended a net session abruptly, in considerable discomfort, following which the decision was made that he will return to India for treatment.
This likely installs Rohit Sharma as opener for the duration, unless MSD and Gary Kirsten decide, against some particular team and for strategic reasons, to push someone else — Irfan Pathan or his brother Yusuf? — into that slot and bat Rohit at 3 or 4.
