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Stiff competition among Kiwi pacers for final 11 berth: McMillan
Christchurch: New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan has said there is intense competition among the quick bowlers in the squad for a place in the final 11 and whoever misses out playing the first Test against Sri Lanka here will be unlucky.
New Zealand take on Sri Lanka in the first Test of a two-match series starting at the Hagley Oval here Friday with all four pacers in the squad – Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Doug Bracewell and Neil Wagner – in with a shout for a final team berth.
“At this stage everyone is in the running. (Selection) will be discussed over the next 24 hours,” McMillan ws quoted as saying by stuff.co.nz Wednesday.
“I don’t think so. It’s going to be a tough call whatever way the selectors decide to go. They’re both bowling beautifully and have done a good job whenever they’ve been asked.”
McMillan said the wicket will suit the quicks of both the sides.
“It is green, but it doesn’t look any different to what we had last summer against the West Indies and India, and from memory we didn’t win too many tosses throughout those two series,” McMillan said.
“The fast bowlers have a little bit of a smile on their face, seeing a bit of green grass, which we haven’t really seen for the last eight weeks. We batted first in most of those conditions, so if that happens again we know we’ve done it before.”
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.
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