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Hardik Pandya’s emergence gives India the cutting edge
New Delhi : Hardik Pandya’s cricket is visceral in nature. His primal instincts take centre-stage.He can be brutal with the bat, bowls with pace, doesn’t hold anything back on the field.
Negativity doesn’t cloud his thinking even during adversity; with him, it’s pure, unbridled aggression.
Hardik’s explosive and game-changing 83 against the Aussies here on Sunday was a lot about trusting his strengths.
If he gets under the ball, it invariably ends up in the stands. He also has the delicate touch; he arches his back, waits and dabs lifting deliveries over the slip cordon.
Hardik blends power with footwork. This tall wiry lad is strong off either foot, employs the pull against the pacemen.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
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.