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De Villiers to fly home before ODI series
Dhaka: AB de Villiers is set to miss the One-Day International (ODI) series against Bangladesh as he will return to his country after the International Cricket Council (ICC) issued a suspension notice to the South Africa 50-over skipper.
In his absence, his deputy in ODIs and Test skipper Hashim Amla will lead the Proteas. Leg spinner Eddie Leie, who debuted in the second Twenty20 International on Tuesday, will replace de Villiers, reports bdnews24.com.
The master blaster was handed a one-match suspension for maintaining a slow over-rate during their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in March. It was his second offence within 12 months.
The first ODI against Bangladesh, which will be held in Mirpur on Friday, will be South Africa’s first since their World Cup exit in that match.
The ban will take effect for Friday’s opening ODI against Bangladesh. Following the ban, the management decided to release de Villiers from the squad for the upcoming three-match series.
“AB’s presence and contributions will be missed but we have a hectic playing schedule this season. We felt this would be a great opportunity to develop the next tier of batters during this series, like we are doing with our bowlers,” coach Russell Domingo said.
“We would also like to give him the peace of mind of being close to his wife with the imminent birth of his first born child.”
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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