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NE Warriors pip Bengaluru Blasters in PBL
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) North Eastern Warriors edged past Bengaluru Blasters 3-2 in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Friday.
The men’s doubles pair of Mathias Boe and Kim Sa Rang defeated Kim Gi Jung and Shin Baek Cheo 15-12, 7-15, 15-12 to give Bengaluru their opening point.
Ajay Jayaram then edged past Chong Wei Feng 15-8, 15-13 in Bengaluru’s ‘Trump Match’ to give the Guhawati-based side its first point. With this defeat, the southern side lost their sole point earned by Boe and Sa Rang.
In the women’s singles match, Michelle Li defeated Kirsty Gilmour 7-15, 15-14, 15-13 in NE Warriors’ ‘Trump Match’ to make it an unassailable 3-0.
Bengaluru’s reigning world champion Viktor Axelsen battled past Wang Tzu Wei 9-15, 15-13, 15-14 as the southern side trailed 1-3.
In the mixed doubles match, Bengaluru’s Manu Attri and N. Sikki Reddy got the better of Prajakta Sawant and Shin Baek Cheol 12-15, 15-8, 15-9 to reduce the deficit to one.
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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.