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Clarke likely to feature in first Test against India
Sydney: Australian captain Michael Clarke is likely to feature in the first Test match against India in Adelaide, starting Dec 9, after undergoing a painless training session with his troublesome hamstring.
According to reports on the guardian.co.uk, Clarke successfully stood up to a running session at the Sydney Cricket Ground Friday.
He and would be joining his team-mates in Adelaide, where he would again train Saturday.
Darren Lehman, the Australian coach, said that he wanted Clarke to play and would like to see him bat in the nets to prove his readiness.
“We want our captain playing. He flies in this afternoon. We’ll get him batting tomorrow and see how he goes. It’ll be case of if he’s fine, he’ll play. We’ll just have to wait and see”, said Lehman Friday.
“We’ll be guided by medical staff, the captain himself, selectors. We’ll get together and assess what the plan is tomorrow,” he added.
The right-handed batsman was set to miss the first Test, after he was forced out of the One-Day International (ODI) Series against South Africa in November after suffering a hamstring injury for the third time since August.
“He’s pretty mentally strong, as you saw throughout the week. He held himself together really well and led the team really well,” Lehman said when asked about Clarke’s present mindset.
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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