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Shuttler Gurusaidutt qualifies for Australian Open
Sydney: Indian shuttler R.M.V. Gurusaidutt qualified for the men’s singles main draw of the $750,000 Australian Open Superseries here on Tuesday.
Mixed doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Pranaav Chopra also entered the main draw after winning two qualification rounds.
Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Gurusaidutt first beat Malaysian Ai Wei Jian 21-13, 21-9 in 29 minutes before downing Japan’s Kazumasa Sakai 21-15, 21-8 in 32 minutes. However, the 25-year-old faces an extremely difficult task in the first round of the main draw when he takes on top seed and World No.1 Chen Long of China, who has a 3-0 record over the Indian.
On the other hand, Ponnappa and Chopra first ousted local pair Cham Chen and Susan Wang 21-14, 21-6 in 19 minutes before beating German combine Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich 21-19, 21-17 in 34 minutes. The scratch pair will take on South Koreans Choi Solgyu and Eom Hye Won in the first round on Wednesday.
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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