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Jayasuriya-led Lanka selection panel quits after flop show vs India
Colombo, Aug 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) chairman of selectors Sanath Jayasuriya on Tuesday stepped down from his post after his team’s disastrous show against India in the ongoing series. SLC vice president Mohan de Silva confirmed the development.
Along with the former Sri Lanka skipper, the rest of the selection committee also stepped down ahead of the team’s fourth One-Day International (ODI) against India on Thursday, according to an espncricinfo report.
The announcement came a couple of days after the hosts lost the third ODI in Pallekele, and conceded the five-match series 3-0.
The Dinesh Chandimal-led Test team was also whitewashed 0-3 in the Test series preceding the limited overs series.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.