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Finch, White to play for CA XI against New Zealand
Sydney: Experienced batsmen Aaron Finch and Cameron White were on Wednesday called into the Cricket Australia XI squad ahead of the tour match against New Zealand, starting on Thursday at Blacktown International Sportspark here.
Finch and White will replace Queensland’s Sam Heazlett and Western Australia’s Jake Carder in the squad, according to a CA release.
CA executive general manager of team performance, Pat Howard said: “The CA XI squad was named before most states had finalised their playing XI for the first round of Sheffield Shield. Once it became known Aaron and Cameron wouldn’t be playing for Victoria in this Shield round, the opportunity presented to call two experienced players into the CA XI squad.”
“Unfortunately this means two players will miss out, but Sam and Jake know they are on the national selection panel’s radar. There will be another CA XI tour match later this year which will be an opportunity for these players to be considered again,” Howard said.
Finch and White will come into camp with the CA XI squad here this afternoon.
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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