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Marin vows to come back stronger in All England
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Rio Olympics gold medallist Carolina Marin on Friday vowed to come back stronger in the All England Championship next month, after her campaign in the India Open BWF World Tour 500 ended following a shocking defeat to lower-ranked Hong Kong’s sixth seed Cheung Ngan Yi in the quarters here on Friday.
Cheung Ngan Yi registered an upset 21-12, 21-19 victory to end Marin’s journey in the tournament.
Thanking India for the love, Marin, who have been in the country for more than a month now, had earlier led the Hyderabad Hunters to clinch the third season of the Premier Badminton League (PBL).
“The Asian tour has finished… Thanks India for your support and love. See you soon!” Marin wrote on her Twitter handle.
But the 24-year-old had a word of caution for all her rivals ahead of the prestigious All England Open, to be played from March 14 to 18 at Birmingham.
Marin feels she still needs to sharpen her skills and vowed to be at her best in England.
“I feel my performance is not 100 percent but it would be there in the All England. I feel motivated because I want to keep improving my game. I will prepare very well for All England,” said the former world No.1.
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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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