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O’Sullivan sets new tons record, enters snooker Masters semis
London: Ronnie O’Sullivan set a new record for career centuries with his 776th as he breezed past Marco Fu 6-1 to reach the semifinals of the snooker Masters at the Alexandra Palace here.
The defending champion, who equalled Stephen Hendry’s record of 775 career tons in his first round win over Ricky Walden, Thursday achieved a break of 101 in the opening frame to put the record under his name, as per reports.
The Rockets needed just 104 minutes to beat Hong Kong’s Fu and set up a semi-final showdown against world No. 1 Neil Robertson, who thrashed Ali Carter 6-1 in the day’s other games.
“It’s a nice record to have. I’m glad it was out of the way early today so I could focus on playing and winning the tournament,” said O’Sullivan.
“It has taken me 21 years to do it so it was nice to have a couple of minutes of clapping, but I didn’t want it to over-shadow what we were there to do, which was to play a match. To get to 1,000 centuries is definitely achievable and worth going for.”
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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