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Bolt gives tips to Aussies on improving running between wickets

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Sydney, Nov 20 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming five-match Ashes rubber, a group of Australia batsmen have turned to Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt to improve their running between the wickets.

The just-retired Jamaican athlete is said to have passed on tips to improve their “explosiveness” off the mark.

“It’s all about explosiveness, and that’s one thing I’ve noticed with cricket — they don’t really have a lot of explosiveness when they’re running,” Bolt was quoted as saying by the Herald Sun newspaper.

“They seem to always take off at a slow rate. Getting that right will definitely help people.”

Batsman Peter Handscomb, who is preparing hard for the opening Test at the Gabba in Brisbane from November 23, said Bolt gave them a few pointers on running a bit faster.

“He was giving us a few pointers on how to get a little bit faster,” Handscomb said.

“We’ll give it a crack. He was trying to get us nice and low in the turn and in and out. The first couple of steps are key and if we can get them right, we’ll be fast.

“Obviously he’s the fastest man ever so if we can have the title with him, that’d be cool,” Handscomb added.

Handscomb was the only member of the Ashes squad present at the promotional event.

While the first Ashes Test begins on Thursday in Brisbane, subsequent games will be played in Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.

Bolt, 31, retired after this year’s World Championships, where he suffered a hamstring injury. The Jamaican has eight Olympic medals to his credit.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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