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Six Indians for Faldo Grand Final
New Delhi:The Indian Golf Union (IGU) will field a six-member team in the ninth Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, commencing in Guangdong, China, on Wednesday.
The squad consists of Viraj Madappa of Kolkata, who will compete in the Under-18 category, Aman Raj of Patna (Under-21) and IGU’s junior Order of Merit, Delhi’s Shubham Narain (U-16).
The girls’ contingent includes Delhi’s Tvesa Malik (U-21), Gurgaon’s Nishtha Madan (U-18) and Gaurika Bishnoi (U-16).
All six players qualified to play in the Faldo final after winning an IGU tour event in their respective categories in December 2014.
The final will be played over 54 holes (with no cut) and the format will be gross stroke-play. The overall winner from the boys’ category will be granted an exemption into an Asian Tour event while the girls’ winner will be given a start in a Ladies European Tour event. Both will also earn an overseas trip to compete in the Faldo Series Europe Grand Final.
The world amateur golf ranking event will take place at the Nick Faldo-designed course at Mission Hills with 90 players from 18 countries in the fray.
The IGU teams have a fine record at Nick Faldo Asia grand final with Rashid Khan winning the title in 2007 and 2009 while Chandigarh’s pro Abhijit Singh Chadha topped in 2011.
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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