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Injured Mitchell Marsh out of Sydney Test

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Melbourne: Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was Saturday ruled out of the fourth Test at Sydney, starting Jan 6, next year, after suffering a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury.index

Marsh hurt his right hamstring while bowling in the first innings at Brisbane and was replaced by batsman Joe Burns for the ongoing third Test at Melbourne.

He was hopeful of playing the Sydney Test, but felt a niggle while running after play on the first day in Melbourne.

“Mitchell Marsh had scans on his injured hamstring this morning after reporting some soreness yesterday,” team physio Alex Kountouris said.

“The scans confirm that he has suffered a setback in his rehab and will not be available for the Sydney Test match. Our focus for Mitchell will now be on his return to one-day cricket as we lead into the .”

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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