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Australia announced its 15-member team for the T20 World Cup, this new player got a chance
Australia has announced a 15-man squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Aaron Finch will lead this team of Australia. Legendary cricketers like Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and David Warner have returned to the team. Dan Christian, Nathan Ellis and Daniel Sams have been selected as the backup players. Uncapped Josh Inglis has been selected as the back-up wicketkeeper in the team.
Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner and Pat Cummins, who were not part of the T20I series against West Indies and Bangladesh, have all made their comebacks in the T20I series. Steve Smith is making a comeback from an elbow injury and captain Aaron Finch is also making a fast recovery from knee surgery. In view of the T20 World Cup to be played in United Arab Emirates and Oman, four spinners have been included in the Australian team. Mitchell Swepson, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell have been included in the team. The Australian team will leave for the UAE in early October.
Australia has been placed in Group-1 for the T20 World Cup, which includes teams from West Indies, England and South Africa. Australia has to play its first match against South Africa in Abu Dhabi on 23 October.
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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.