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Pietersen omission helping England: Strauss
Manchester: England cricket team are benefiting from the decision to exclude batsman Kevin Pietersen from selection, believes country’s cricket chief Andrew Strauss.
Strauss, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s director of cricket, told Pietersen in May that he would not be considered for an international recall.
“I think that clarity has helped,” Strauss was quoted as saying by bbc.com on Monday.
England won the Ashes series 3-2 but trail 2-0 in the One-Day International (ODI) series before Tuesday’s third ODI at Old Trafford.
Pietersen, 35, was initially sacked after the 5-0 whitewash in the 2013-14 Ashes series.
But Strauss believes the team has “moved on”.
“The danger at that time was that particular issue would overshadow everything that happened on the pitch over the course of the summer,” the former skipper said.
“What I was trying to do was provide clarity going forward so everyone knew where they stood. I think the team has moved on and the team is in a pretty good place,” Strauss said.
“Some of those young guys have established themselves and that’s what we will be focusing on taking England forward,” he added.
England called up wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow after deciding to rest Jos Buttler for the remaining three games of the ODI series.
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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