While it was evident that Markande isn’t build to be a pacer, Bali recognised Markande’s slower one as a pacer to be a natural googly for a spinner
Hayden also reckons Marcus Stoinis is a better player than Hardik Pandya in the limited-overs format.
In the three-match ODI series against India earlier this year, the right-arm quick impressed with his accuracy and movement, taking six wickets including a man-winning 4/26 in the 1st ODI at Sydney.
Rishabh Pant faced sharp criticism for his wicket-keeping skills in adverse English conditions but Pant more than made up for it in Australia.
An IPL find, Markande, part of India’s under-19 squad in 2016, has made rapid strides in domestic cricket and his selection in the T20I squad comes on the back of some consistent performances over the past one year.
The 19-year-old, often compared to the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, has been batting in the nets at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
Langer’s first year coaching the Australian team has seen the side lose the ODI and Test series to very competitive Indian team, while they regrouped to beat a struggling Sri Lanka in the two-match Test series
A Mumbai Mirror report says that Shaw's inner circle sought out Tendulkar to advise the teenager.
Virat Kohli’s brashness was one of the major talking points during India’s tour of Australia and as the Kohli-led team asserted its dominance over Australia in the own backyard, the home media and former players were on Kohli’s case for his on-field aggressiveness, even going to the extent of stating that the Indian skipper was...
The top-order batsman believes that he bats according to the situation and even an attacking and dominating player like Sachin Tendulkar also batted in that manner when the situation was such