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Rupinder gears up to extend Delhi’s HIL glory
New Delhi: With the third edition of Hockey India League (HIL) fast approaching, penalty corner specialist Rupinderpal Singh aims to deliver his best and help his team Delhi Waveriders defend the title.
The Indian defender is bracing up dutifully to showcase a striking performance with the team’s well-equipped defence line.
“Playing for a team who has been the champions in the last season, I am much more confident and geared up to play our first match against Uttar Pradesh Warriors,” he said Friday.
Playing for Delhi consecutively for the third time, the 23-year-old is eagerly awaiting his turn to display his proficiency and abilities alongside an experienced bunch of defenders like India’s Surender Kumar, Diwakar Ram, New Zealand’s Steven Edwards, Andrew Hayward and Australia’s Tristan White.
The 23-year-old drag-flicker has been a significant contributor for the Delhi team in both the seasons.
“With an advantage of a good defence line-up, I am looking forward to a successful tournament for my team and aiming to retain the title. Under the very efficient leadership of Sardar Singh, supported by the brilliant Danish Mujtaba along with much experienced Gurbaj Singh, young Akashdeep Singh and Yuvraj Walmiki to name a few, I am anticipating a good game of hockey from my team,” the Faridkot lad said.
“I am even waiting to play alongside Andrew Hayward. He will be new to the team this year, and going by his record it will be an experience for me to play with him.”
In the last edition, Rupinder scored six goals.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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