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Santosh Trophy: Bengal win big; Chandigarh hold Manipur
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Defending champions Bengal came back from a goal down to thrash Maharashtra 5-1 while Chandigarh and Manipur played out a 1-1 draw in Group A matches of the national football championship for the Santosh Trophy here on Wednesday.
Bengal underlined their credentials as hot favourites to retain the crown as second-half goals from Monotosh Chakladar (55th minute), skipper Jiten Murmu (62nd), Bidyashagar Singh (79th, 82nd) and Rajan Barman (89th) sealed the deal for the hosts as they consolidated their lead at the top of the group.
For Maharashtra, Leander Dharmai opened the scoring in the eighth minute at the Sailen Manna Sports Complex in Howrah. At halftime, they led 1-0 before the floodgates opened for Bengal.
Bengal had also won their opening game against Manipur 3-0. This was Maharashtra’s first outing.
Meanwhile in the day’s other game, Manipur took the lead riding Nganbam Naocha’s goal in the 25th minute but Vivek Rana cancelled it out in the 65th minute to hand Chandigarh a point.
Bengal will next take on Chandigarh on March 25 while Manipur will lock horns with Kerala on March 23.
–IANS
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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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