“There’s a young player from Australia, Josh Inglis, who performed well in the Champions Trophy. Tom Hinton is also making a mark,” he said in a chat with a TV network on Friday. “There are many talented young wicketkeepers emerging. In the past, wicketkeepers were mainly focused on their keeping skills, but with the evolution of cricket, their role has expanded,” the former West Indies wicketkeeper added.
Choosing to bat first, Hyderabad scored 276 in 48.1 overs, with Avinash leading the charge, hitting 14 boundaries and one six. Tanmay Agarwal (51) and Varun Goud (57) also made key contributions. For Nagaland, Imliwati Lemtur (4/48) and Rongsen Jonathan (3/41) were the standout bowlers.
They are recovering reasonably well. It was important for them to get a bit of rest and be fully fit heading into the next week, so I am sure they will go through the fitness testing protocol over the next day or two in order for them to be ready to go for the next week.
Mamatha, daughter of a dhobi/watchman in Alwal is now in Surat (Gujarat) as the second wicketkeeper to Hyderabad team that is currently playing the in Senior National Women’s cricket championship
According to a statement of the Indian cricket board, Himachal Pradesh's Sushma Verma and uncapped Swetha Verma from Uttar Pradesh are the wicket-keepers in the ODI squad while Sushma and Nuzhat Parveen
Ashwin remains seventh in the bowlers' rankings but he has gained 33 rating points to reach within three points of sixth-ranked Stuart Broad and to within 21 of second-ranked Neil Wagner.
The International Cricket Council announced the nominees for the inaugural Player of the Month Awards which will "recognise and celebrate the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the year".
The Australia squad is slated to leave for New Zealand on February 7 while the South Africa tour "remains subject to satisfactory bio-security arrangements".
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar opined that the dropped catches are to do with lack of focus than technique. "It is not that India can make do with Pant keeping in this way.
Saha had picked up the niggle during his match-winning innings of 87 off 45 balls against Delhi Capitals on Tuesday and didn't keep wickets with substitute Shreevats Goswami replacing him.
"We are taking every game as it comes. We are not thinking too far ahead. Whatever happens, we have to keep it simple and play to our strengths. Whether we get to playoffs or not, it is not really controllable but we are focused on playing our best cricket.”
