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Rohit to lead India in T20Is against Sri Lanka (Lead)
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Rohit Sharma will lead the 15-member squad in absence of Virat Kohli for the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Sri Lanka, starting on December 20, it was announced on Monday.
The first match will be played in Cuttack, followed by Indore and Visakhapatnam.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was rested for the ongoing three-Test series against Sri Lanka, has been included in the T20I squad while Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik and the veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni retain their places.
The selectors however, decided to rest Shikhar Dhawan ahead of next month’s tour of South Africa which leaves Rahul and Rohit as the specialist openers in the squad.
Among the youngsters in the squad, selection committee chairman M.S.K. Prasad picked out Washington Sundar and Basil Thampi for special mention.
Sundar has been extremely consistent this season. He did well in the Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this year and was also in superb form in domestic cricket.
He was also the highest scorer and the second highest wicket-taker in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.
Thampi performed well in the IPL and also for the India A side.
Among the pacers, Jaydeep Unadkat made a comeback to the squad while Mohammed Siraj, who made his T20I debut in the second game against New Zealand, managed to retain his spot.
The squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Basil Thampi, Jaydeep Unadkat.
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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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