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MSD to be STANDBY keeper at SCG: Kohli
Sydney: Virat Kohli today stated that despite of retiring from the Test match cricket Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be available as the standby wicketkeeper at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
“Dhoni is the second keeper as of now, God forbid something happens to Saha, I can’t keep in the game so he obviously has to step in,” Kohli said.
The skipper, however, stated that there was no injury concern about Saha and he was fit to play in the fourth Test starting Tuesday.
“There’s nothing wrong with Saha but … something might happen tonight, he might get a stomach bug. Can you guarantee that you will walk out of his room now and not get a twisted ankle?
“Saha is playing … MS is on standby,” added the prolific middle order batsman.
Dhoni’s decision to quit apparently came as a shock to his family members as it is believed that even they did not know about it before he announced it to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Kohli captained the side in the first Test at Adelaide and impressed with his aggressive style. He almost led the team to victory but a batting collapse in the final session cost India dear.
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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