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Dhananjaya, Roshen performed in tough conditions: Chandimal
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka skipper Dinesh Chandimal on Wednesday heaped praise on centurion Dhananjaya de Silva and debutant Roshen Silva for helping the team salvage a draw in the third and final Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla here.
Dhananjaya (119 retd hurt) and Roshen (74 not out) played vital knocks to salvage a draw in the final Test against India here.
Dhananjaya could not carry his innings and left the ground following a glute muscle injury while Roshen made sure he batted till the end to keep the Indian bowlers on the back-foot.
“Credit to Dhananjaya and Roshen Silva for such efforts in tough conditions against great bowlers,” the Sri Lanka captain told reporters during the post-match press conference.
“I’ve done a lot of hard work. I’ve made changes in my technique, and have worked with the batting coach. It was a tough time,” Chandimal added.
Talking about the pollution and conditions Sri Lanka played in here, Chandimal said: “In Sri Lanka, we aren’t used to this (talking about air quality), so we struggled for the first two days. Today was a fantastic day. Feels like Sri Lanka.
“Thanks to Indian fans for supporting us. Thanks to Virat and team, they’re really good. Wish them well for South Africa.”
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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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