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Shuttler Sindhu reaches French Open semis
Paris, Oct 27 (IANS) Star shuttler P.V. Sindhu entered the women’s singles semi-finals of the $325,000 French Open World Superseries after beating China’s Chen Yufei in straight games here on Friday.
Second seed Sindhu eased past the Chinese rising star 21-14, 21-14 in the quarter-final match that lasted for 41 minutes.
It turned out to be a sweet revenge for the Indian star, who crashed out of last week’s Denmark Open after losing to Chen in the opening round.
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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.