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India win toss, decide to bat in second ODI
Indore: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the second One Day International (ODI) against South Africa at the Holkar Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday.
India, who lost the first match of the series in Kanpur by five runs, have made a few changes to their line-up, replacing Ravichandran Ashwin with another off-spinner in Harbhajan Singh, bringing in Axar Patel for all-rounder Stuart Binny and Pacer Mohit Sharma in place of leg-spinner Amit Mishra.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers, David Miller, J.P. Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, Dale Steyn, Kasigo Rabada, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir.
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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