England’s Jonny Bairstow surprised at his selection for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s tour – Cricket News Update
England’s promising youngster Jonny Bairstow was surprised at being selected for the team’s tour to India. Both teams will play five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and one Twenty20 in October, 2011.
Bairstow made his ODI debut against the Men in Blue at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Friday, September 16, 2011 and won the player-of-the-match award for his brisk 41-run knock.
This was the only ODI appearance for the youngster, but he later represented his team in a couple of Twenty20 matches against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
However, the youngster’s performance against the Indian team forced the selectors to name him for the upcoming tour.
The 22-year-old stated, “I’ve not been here long but it is definitely an experience. Without a doubt it’s happened more quickly than I thought. It’s a pleasant surprise. It's a fantastic opportunity, every day and training session. Hopefully I’ll take it
with both hands.”
Bairstow plays as a wicketkeeper batsman for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867, but might not be behind the stumps against India. However, he will still be satisfied on being selected as a batsman.
Commenting on his role in the team, Bairstow claimed, “I’d like to think I could be selected for England as a batsman but everyone wants to have a keeper who can bat.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 as the wicketkeeper batsman on the Indian tour. He has been in and out of the team since his first international appearance in 2010.
However, the stylish right-handed batsman has been performing consistently well in domestic matches, which forced the selectors to recall him to the national side.
Kieswetter is currently representing the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians (MI) in Chennai
on Saturday, October 8, 2011.
The Poms have got a very talented pool of wicketkeepers and all are very much capable of joining the team as a proper batsman.
Veteran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SM-Davies-c2542 and Bairstow will be fighting for their placed in the shorter versions of the game.
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