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Lot of cricket still left in me: Watson
Nottingham: Out-of-favour Australian all-rounder Shane Watson believes there is still a lot of cricket left in him and wants to make a comeback into the Test side.
Australia play England in the fourth Test of a five-match Ashes series starting here on Thursday. England lead the series 2-1 with two matches still to be played.
Watson was dropped after underperforming in the first Test at Cardiff where England had beaten Australia comprehensively. The visitors were able to make a comeback in the second Test but then were again beaten in the third match. Australia failed to perform as a unit and were beaten by eight wickets in the third Test at Edgbaston cricket ground.
“I still want to play for Australia so wherever the opportunities arise I will be playing to be able to continue to be able to get the best out of myself and push for selection,” Watson was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au on Wednesday.
“I still feel like I have got a lot of good cricket left in me.”
Mitchell Marsh, the man who replaced Watson in the test at Lords has failed to contribute significantly with the bat with scores of 0 and 6 in the third Test.
Thus Watson, who has played 59 Tests, 187 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 48 T20 internationals since making his Australia debut in 2002, may again find a place in the team as Australia try to restore parity in the series.
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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