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Aussie keeper Haddin to miss final Ashes Test

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9 years ago

August 12, 2015

London: Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin will not feature in the final Ashes Test against England here at The Oval cricket ground from August 20 after he returned home for family reasons.

The 37-year-old played in the first Test at Cardiff which Australia lost, but then missed the second match for personal reasons and was replaced by Peter Neville, who since then has played the third Test too, as per reports.

Australia has already lost the series 1-3.

However, Cricket Australia has yet to announce Haddin’s replacement in the Test squad.

Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has replaced the veteran glovesman in the squad for the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series and the lone T20 International in England to be played after the Ashes.

The 27-year-old, Wade, who has been playing on Australia A’s ongoing tour of India, could also come into the Test squad as a replacement for Haddin, who hung up his boots from the ODI format after Australia triumph in the World Cup in March.

England regained the Ashes series by taking an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series with victory at Trent Bridge cricket ground last week.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

Published

2 years ago

May 5, 2022

Aaj Ki Khabar Desk Team

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.