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‘Comeback-seeking’ Trott named England Lions captain
London: Batsman Jonathan Trott, who hasn’t played international cricket since November 2013 due to stress-related illness, was Saturday named England Lions captain for their tour of South Africa in January next year, fast-tracking his return to the national team.
The 33-year-old batsman had come home from last winter’s Ashes tour after suffering a stress-related illness, reports dailymail.co.uk.
But his success with Warwickshire, where he scored three centuries in the last month of the season, has encouraged him and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to believe he is capable of touring again – and also leading the side.
“Jonathan Trott will captain the four-day side with a captain for the one-day side to be announced at a later date,” ECB said.
When originally selected for the squad in October, the South Africa-born Trott had tweeted his delight.
He posted: ‘Delighted to be included in Lions trip and looking forward to being part of the England set up again.’
Trott signed a new three-year contract with Warwickshire in October after enjoying a revival in form.
He made a delayed start to the campaign after a recurrence of the illness in April, but found form quickly after making his return for his county.
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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