A baptism of fire you’d say. But I thought it was a trifle harsh on poor Manoj Tiwary. Barely 48 hours Down Under he is asked to take on one Brett Lee. Have a heart, one would take that many hours just to get accustomed to a new room, forget a new country and that too with hostile bowling conditions.
He was selected on merit for a tour of Bangladesh and had he succeeded — a probability of that would be close to one — things could have been different. Who knows? But as luck would have it, he had to come back following an injury. This time going to Australia as a standbye one would argue that he’s at least got a chance. But if the match against Australia, is the only one he’s going to get, it would be injustice. More so, when the selection in the first match is justified by the ‘instinct’ of M.S. Dhoni.
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