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Pacer Anderson to miss first Test against Proteas
Durban: England seamer James Anderson will be missing out the first cricket Test against South Africa starting on Saturday due to Right calf strain.
“Scans on Anderson’s right calf on Tuesday confirmed he will miss the series opener in Durban, but England’s leading Test wicket-taker is hoping to be fit for the second Test in Cape Town on January 2,” England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a release.
The 33-year-old will do some light fitness work over the coming days, before undergoing a fitness test towards the end of the first Test.
When Anderson missed the final two Ashes Tests because of a side strain, Stuart Broad stepped into his shoes as leader of the attack remarkably well as a haul of 8-15 put England on track to regain the urn.
Head Coach Trevor Bayliss, while acknowledging that losing the spearhead of their attack would be a big blow, is in little doubt Broad will be able to fulfil the role again.
“From Stuart’s point of view we’ve got an obvious replacement as leader of the attack there and I’m sure he would show that he could handle that as he did against Australia in the fourth Test,” said Bayliss.
“It’s always a concern if your leading bowler or leading batter misses a game, but the last time Jimmy missed one we did pretty well so you never know.”
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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