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Nevill should bat above Mitchell in Australian team: Mark Waugh
Madrid: Australian batting great and present selector Mark Waugh supports the idea of moving Peter Nevill ahead of Mitchell Marsh in the batting order for the first Test here against the West Indies which starts from December 10.
Waugh, part of Australia’s four-man selection panel, said Marsh coming down the order could help him play with more freedom.
“If you bat him (Marsh) at seven it might just free him up a little bit. He won’t have that pressure of justifying his spot as a batsman at No.6 so I think he’ll free up a bit,” Waugh was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au on Thursday.
“And I think Nevill is good enough to bat at six. His technique is excellent. I don’t think a keeper has to bat seven. It’s not in the rule book, is it?”
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
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.