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Warner plays down injury scare ahead of Ashes opener
Brisbane, Nov 21 (IANS) Ahead of the Ashes opener on Thursday, Australia received an injury scare when vice-captain David Warner twinged his neck while taking a high catch on the Gabba outfield before leaving the playing area.
Warner, who immediately rushed to team physio David Beakley, however declared that a sore neck can’t rule him out of the high profile opening Test against England.
“My neck is quite stiff. I took a high ball out there and something just twinged in my neck. It’s quite sore, I haven’t really had a stiff neck like this one before,” Warner was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
“I don’t think a sore neck is going to keep me out. I’m getting a bit of physio treatment at the moment and hopefully it will settle down in the next 24 to 48 hours,” he added.
The swashbuckling opening batsman averages almost 60 on home soil and will be a key figure in Australia’s push to regain the Ashes urn.
The southpaw is slated to open with debutant Cameron Bancroft, the in-form Western Australian who would be Warner’s 10th opening partner in Tests.
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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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