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Windies discard Edwards in line for Hampshire debut
Southampton: West Indies discard Fidel Edwards is poised to make his competitive debut for Hampshire after he was named in a 14-man squad to face Yorkshire in the county championship at Headingley, starting Sunday.
Once he makes the final XI, the 33-year-old will become the 17th West Indian to turn out for Hampshire in the County Championship, joining a list that includes legends Gordon Greenidge, Malcolm Marshall and Andy Roberts, reports CMC.
Edwards arrived here only recently and made his first outing for the club in a Twenty20 game against Dorset where he sent down three overs for 24 runs. Afterward, Edwards said his mission at Hampshire was clear.
“My job is very easy: bowl fast and get wickets,” he said.
Edwards had been scheduled to join Hampshire in July for the T20 Blast but the deal was brought forward by two months to cover for Australia pacer Jackson Bird, who was ruled out with injury. The right-armer has signed as a Kolpak player.
Edwards has taken 165 wickets from 55 Tests but has not played for West Indies in three years.
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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