5 Indian batsmen who got out in the nervous 90s on most occasions in Tests

Australia v India: 3rd Test - Day 1
Australia v India: 3rd Test - Day 1

#4 Virender Sehwag (5 times)

Sehwag used to play in the fifth gear all the time
Sehwag used to play in the fifth gear all the time

Sehwag defied all the experts' opinion with his technique and approach towards Test batting. He had a nonchalant way of batting. His approach was 'see the ball, hit the ball'. His batting was all about hand-eye coordination, but, boy what a destructive player he was. With two Test triple hundreds to his name, he could make best of the bowlers run for cover on his day.

Sehwag scored 23 Test centuries in total and often he used to reach his hundred in style- with a six. In spite of not having an iota of nervousness in his system, Sehwag got out five times in the nineties, which shows that his attacking style failed him at times.

#3 MS Dhoni (5 times)

Dhoni never quite fulfilled his potential in Test cricket
Dhoni never quite fulfilled his potential in Test cricket

Dhoni's Test career as a batsman is pale in comparison to his limited-overs career. He has scored runs all over the world in limited-overs cricket which he failed to replicate in Test cricket.

Dhoni scored just six centuries from 90 Test matches he played, which are too few for the batsman of his calibre. His number of hundreds could have been more if he would not have got out in the nineties on five occasions.

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