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PV Sindhu beats Yamaguchi of Japan to seal her place in the semi-finals

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India had a great start in the Tokyo Olympics today. Boxer Lovlina gave a chance to the countrymen to rejoice by making sure of the medal. By reaching the semi-finals, they have ensured at least a bronze. On the other hand, the Indian women’s hockey team defeated Ireland to win their first Olympics. However, Archer Deepika Kumari was eliminated after losing in the quarterfinals.

The second set was great. Sindhu was winning this set easily. She was leading 14-8 but from here Yamaguchi started making a comeback. He took the score to 17-16. The match was going great. Yamaguchi was ahead with two match points. After this Sindhu showed a wonderful game and won the match by winning four consecutive points. Sindhu won the match 21-13, 22-20.

Sindhu continues to dominate in the second game as well. Great net play against short stature Yamaguchi. Sindhu continued to lead the Japanese shuttler by trapping it near the net. At the moment, a significant four-point lead in the second game. Score: 10-6 in favor of PV Sindhu and India

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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