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Manoj Tiwary to lead Rest of India XI in Irani Cup
Mumbai: Manoj Tiwary of Bengal will be leading the Rest of India XI for the Irani Cup match against Ranji trophy champions Karnataka to be held from March 17-21 at Bengaluru, the Indian cricket board announced here on Thursday.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee, which met here during the day, finalised the 15-member, squad, according to a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) release.
The squad includes swashbuckling Delhi opener Unmukt Chand and Maharastra middle-order mainstay Kedar Jadhav, who would be expected to play a pivotal role in holding together the Rest of India batting line-up.
The pace attack will be spearheaded by Jharkhand’s Varun Aaron who is known to click 140 kilometers per hour with ease. Supporting him will be Shardul Thakur of Mumbai.
The spinning department will be marshalled by veteran left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha from Hyderabad.
Rest of India XI squad:
Unmukt Chand – DDCA, Jiwanjot Singh – Punjab CA, Paras Dogra – HPCA, Manoj Tiwary – CAB (Captain), Kedar Jadhav – Maharashtra CA, Naman Ojha – MPCA, Rishi Dhawan – HPCA, Jayant Yadav – Haryana CA, Pragyan Ojha – Hyderabad CA, Shardul Thakur – Mumbai CA, Varun Aaron – Jharkhand SCA, Rush Kalaria – Gujarat CA, Aparajith Baba – TNCA ,Jalaj Saxena – MPCA, Vijay Shankar – TNCA
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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