Rohit, Tiwary looking to give their best – Cricket News Update
As Indian Test hopefuls, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy, both players have shared their desires of cementing a place in the Test side in the near future.
Sharma and Tiwary have had similar journeys over the past couple of years as far as their international aspirations are concerned, with both men always on the fringes of Test selection but due to some reason, form and injury, have failed to earn the coveted maiden cap.
Both will lock horns in the domestic circuit, which again allows them to enhance their reputations, and further remain in the eyes of the selectors. With places in the longer version side still up for grabs, due to the retirements of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772 and Rahul Dravid, they will be hungry to make as many runs for their respective domestic sides as possible.
Sharma, who has played regularly in the ODI format, had been part of the Test squad on the past two occasions but failed to get a game. Tiwary has often been Sharma’s understudy in the shorter formats, but given the latter’s lean performances over the past six months; the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bengal-c771 captain can certainly leapfrog him with some useful batting showings of his own.
He already showcased his longer version prowess by scoring 93 against a first-choice http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 attack in a warm-up game but the player said that the final decision rests on the selectors.
"They are the No.2 side in the world, so such an innings gives you a lot of confidence for the following matches. I think I am performing really well. Definitely I am looking for a berth in the Test side. Looking forward to the chance that I would get. But it depends on the selectors.”
Sharma, the current http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 stand-in-skipper, also shares a similar ambition, but remains equally calm about the whole situation.
"Yes, it is. Whenever you are going out, you always want to play at top level which is playing for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, so always things are there at the back of mind but I don't want it to affect my game," said Sharma.
"It's your ultimate goal, to be part of the national squad, but I don't want to put any pressure on myself."
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