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ODI tri-series: Australia won the toss, India to bat first

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Sydney: Australian captain George Bailey won the toss and sent India in to bat in the fifth One-Day International (ODI) of the tri-series at the Sydney Cricket Ground here Monday.

India squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), STR Binny, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishat Sharma.

Australia squad: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, George Bailey (captain), James Faulkner, Mitchell Marsh, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Xavier Doherty.

Umpires – Marais Erasmus and Paul Wilson
TV umpire – Mick Martell
Match referee – Andy Pycroft
Reserve umpire – Gerard Abood

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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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