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Indian cricket team’s coaching staff in a fix
Colombo: India’s coaching staff is in a fix ahead of a busy season as team director Ravi Shastri’s three assistants are reportedly yet to be given their contracts by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Shastri is set to join the squad here on August 8, four days prior to the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, but it appears the BCCI is still waiting to take a decision on his future, reports ESPNcricinfo.
India will play three Test matches in Sri Lanka.
The BCCI promised extensions to Shastri, B. Arun (bowling coach), R. Sridhar (fielding coach) and Sanjay Bangar (batting coach) but no such deals have been made yet.
Reportedly Shastri’s extension delay comes for his perceived lack of commitment. He did not turn up for India’s tour to Zimbabwe and then signed up as a pundit for broadcaster Sky Sports for the Ashes. He also skipped the initial phase of the Sri Lankan tour.
The BCCI has, however, not been critical of Shastri with secretary Anurag Thakur saying he had informed the board about his unavailability for the Zimbabwe tour “well in advance”.
However, his absence from the touring party to Sri Lanka has raised doubts about his commitment among some BCCI office bearers. Several board members say it has sent out a wrong signal.
BCCI is yet to officially comment on the issue.
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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