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Our batting let us down, says Chandimal
Nagpur, Nov 27 (IANS) Sri Lanka skipper Dinesh Chandimal blamed his batsmen for their inning and 239-run defeat in the second Test match against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Monday.
Chandimal also admitted that his team was outplayed from the first day itself.
“It was a good toss to win. Unfortunately we were outplayed from the first day. Our batting let us down again,” Chandimal said after the match.
“When you’re playing against India, you’ve got to score 350 plus. Before we came here, we had a game plan. We said to the guys ‘If you get a start, you have to go on.’ Hopefully these youngsters will come back strong,” he added.
The skipper said the Sri Lankan bowlers did a good job.
“This wicket was good to bat on for the first three days. The bowling unit has done a really good job. But if you have no runs on the board, they can’t do anything,” he said.
Beginning the fourth day 384 runs behind and needing to bat about five sessions to save the Test, Sri Lanka failed to step up to the pressure and were bundled out for 166 in just 49.3 overs.
For India, off-spinner Ravichandra Ashwin, who became the fastest bowler to take 300 wickets in Test history, scalped eight wickets.
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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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