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Blewett, Harris named coaches for Australian cricket teams
Melbourne: Former Australian Test cricketers Greg Blewett and Ryan Harris were on Wednesday confirmed as head coach and assistant coach of the Prime Minister’s XI and Cricket Australia (CA) XI that will take on New Zealand next week in Canberra.
The PM’s XI will play against New Zealand on October 23 at the Manuka Oval with former Australia star Mike Hussey captaining the home side, kick-starting the international summer of cricket in Australia.
Blewett, who played in three PM’s XI sides, including one against New Zealand when he served as captain in 2001, as well as 46 Tests for Australia between 1995 and 2000, said he was honoured to be coaching the two squads in what will be New Zealand’s first matches this summer on Australian soil.
“It’s going to be a great experience. This is my first time as a head coach and there isn’t a huge amount of preparation going into the match with everyone assembling just one day before,” Blewett said in a CA release.
Harris who has been nominated as assistant to Blewett was also excited to be coaching the two squads in Canberra next week.
The full PM’s XI and CA XI squads are expected to be announced in the coming week.
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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