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Ashwin may enter the third Test against England, might replace Jadeja
The Indian team started training at Headingley’s nets on Sunday ahead of the third Test against England in which all the top players took part. The Indian team started practice soon after arriving in Leeds for the third Test of the five-match series.
Team India has given place to only one spinner in the first and second test. Jadeja has played both the matches by dropping senior player Ashwin. But surprisingly, a player like Jadeja could not do much in these matches. The purpose of including Ravindra Jadeja in the playing XI proved to be a flop. Ravindra Jadeja could neither take a single wicket nor play any big innings in this test match. England’s batsmen are not facing any problem with Jadeja’s straight balls, on the contrary, runs are being scored on Jadeja’s balls.
Ravichandran Ashwin can be given a chance in place of Jadeja in the third test match. Ashwin had a great performance in the home Test series against England. Ashwin scored a century in the Chennai Test with the ball as well as the bat. The England batsman has appeared weak in front of Ashwin. More variation in Ashwin’s bowling is enough to get him a ticket to the playing XI.
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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.