NEW DELHI: He may have last played red-ball cricket almost four years back, but Peter Handscomb is hopeful of finding a spot in the Australia squad that will tour India for a four-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in February-March next year.
Handscomb scored 562 runs at 93.66 in this summer’s Sheffield Shield and hit a pair of fifties for the Prime Minister’s XI against West Indies last month.
Handscomb will be leading a Cricket Australia XI against South Africa, starting in Brisbane on Friday.
‘The West Australian’ quoted Handscomb as saying: “I’m thereabouts … so the conversations (with Test selectors) are promising. But you’ve also got to look at the Test squad as well and there are guys that are in front of me and there are batters doing pretty impressive things. I can score as many runs as I want but there still needs to be a spot at the next level, and at the moment they’re playing pretty good cricket.”
Known for his ability to play spin, Handscomb will face competition from Travis Head, who had tough tours of Sri Lanka and Pakistan this year.
“All you can do as a batter is force your way in through weight of numbers. I pick up the gloves just to make sure that they also know that I’m still available as a back-up ‘keeper, or can take them if need be. That’s also an important skill to have in your bag,” Handscomb said
Handscomb will join Melbourne Renegades for the upcoming BBL season.
(With inputs from PTI)
Handscomb scored 562 runs at 93.66 in this summer’s Sheffield Shield and hit a pair of fifties for the Prime Minister’s XI against West Indies last month.
Handscomb will be leading a Cricket Australia XI against South Africa, starting in Brisbane on Friday.
‘The West Australian’ quoted Handscomb as saying: “I’m thereabouts … so the conversations (with Test selectors) are promising. But you’ve also got to look at the Test squad as well and there are guys that are in front of me and there are batters doing pretty impressive things. I can score as many runs as I want but there still needs to be a spot at the next level, and at the moment they’re playing pretty good cricket.”
Known for his ability to play spin, Handscomb will face competition from Travis Head, who had tough tours of Sri Lanka and Pakistan this year.
“All you can do as a batter is force your way in through weight of numbers. I pick up the gloves just to make sure that they also know that I’m still available as a back-up ‘keeper, or can take them if need be. That’s also an important skill to have in your bag,” Handscomb said
Handscomb will join Melbourne Renegades for the upcoming BBL season.
(With inputs from PTI)
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