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West Indies confirm Zimbabwe ODI tri-series
St. John’s (Antigua): West Indies will play against hosts Zimbabwe and Pakistan in a tri-series during August-September, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) confirmed on Sunday.
The series will be a straight contest between the two visiting teams to book the eight and last Championship trophy slot. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) are yet to confirm the schedule for the series, ESPNcricinfo reported on Sunday.
The West Indies are currently eighth and Pakistan ninth in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-Day International rankings with only a point separating them and only the top seven sides apart from hosts England will qualify for the 2017 Champions Trophy.
Bangladesh are seventh on the table and their recent triumph against India in a three-match ODI series have given them a healthy five point lead over the West Indies. They also play South Africa at home in July.
Pakistan have five ODIs against Sri Lanka in July but the Zimbabwe tri-series will be the only time the West Indies play one-day cricket before the Champions Trophy cut-off date.
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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