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Hamstring injury may rule Ishant out of ODI contention
New Delhi: With the national selectors meeting on Monday to select the Indian team for the last two One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against South Africa, Ishant Sharma’s chances of being called up suffered a big blow with the Delhi speedster suffering a hamstring injury during a Ranji Trophy match against Haryana here on Saturday.
India are level 1-1 with South Africa in the five-match series, with the third match to be played in Rajkot on Sunday.
The injury kept Ishant off the field during the third day of the match between Delhi and Haryana, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Ishant felt his left hamstring was a little tight during his last spell on the second day and on the morning of the third day, he pulled out during the pre-game warm-ups.
An MRI scan is yet to be done, but fellow Delhi fast bowler Pradeep Sangwan said that the physio’s initial assessment advised Ishant to take rest for three to four days, which could rule him out of playing his third straight Ranji Trophy game, against Bengal on Thursday.
Vikram Rathore, the member of the national selection committee present at the Feroz Shah Kotla, was seen making two trips to the Delhi camp, one before the start of play and another during the first session.
Ishant is supposed to miss the first Test against South Africa which starts on November 5, because of an International Cricket Council (ICC) ban for a second breach of its Code of Conduct in Sri Lanka.
The second Test, to be played in Bangalore, will start on Novembe
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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