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Murphy crushes Robertson to win snooker Masters
London: Shaun Murphy thrashed world No.1 Neil Robertson 10-2 to become the champion of the snooker Masters at the Alexandra Palace here.
The win Sunday helped Murphy, the winner of 2005 world championship and 2008 UK Championship, complete the Triple Crown of snooker’s three biggest titles, reports Xinhua.
Robertson, who reached the final with comfortable 6-1 wins over Ali Carter and Ronnie O’Sullivan, could not reproduce that form, trailing 0-5 and 2-6 after the first half and losing four frames in the night session to surrender the title to his English counterpart.
Murphy took the top prize of 200,000 pounds while Robertson pocketed 90,000 pounds.
“I can’t believe it,” said Murphy. “To finally get the win and the crown is unbelievable. In all, I have played pretty well this week and I am blown away.”
Robertson, who beat Murphy in the final in 2012 to win the championship, admitted: “Shaun played very well. I just could not produce the sort of snooker that got me to the final. I’d just like to say welcome to the Triple Crown club. He is a worthy champion.”
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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