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WTC squad out, KL Rahul to Shardul these 5 key players did not make the cut

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3 days before the first-ever World Test Championship final against New Zealand, the BCCI announced Team India’s 15-member squad for the historic fixture. There was no surprise inclusion or exclusion in the squad as the team management picked its frontline players. Virat Kohli will be leading the team with Ajinkya Rahane as his deputy.

Kohli, Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara and others form a strong batting line-up while R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are two spin bowling all-rounders. India’s strong pace attack consists of Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj. Rishabh Pant and Wriddhiman Saha are two wicketkeepers.

This squad is only for the ICC event and the benched players, including the backup players, can make it to the 15-member team during the five-match Test series against England. Today, we have a look at 5 players who failed to make the cut for WTC final –

 

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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