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Shuttlers Manu-Sumeeth lose US Open final
New York: After years of struggle, Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy finally reached the summit clash of a Grand Prix Gold event only to lose the men’s doubles final of the US Open in straight games to Chinese pair of Junhui Li and Yuchen Liu here.
Though at World No.26, the Indian pair was ranked higher than their opponents (No.29). The Chinese combine’s skill, speed and agility proved far better as they won 21-12, 21-16 in just over half an hour to clinch the title at the Suffolk County Community College on Sunday.
Nevertheless, the finish is likely to take Manu and Sumeeth in the top-25 when the Badminton World Federation (BWF) releases its rankings come Thursday.
The Indian combine played pretty well at the start when they led 6-2 in the first game. Li and Liu came back to go ahead but Manu and Sumeeth regained the lead at 12-11. However, the Chinese suddenly found legs to incredibly notch the next 10 points and win the first game.
The second game proved worse for Manu and Sumeeth as they were down 11-20 in no time. They saved five match points but it was a little too much too expect them to save all as Li and Liu finished it off on their sixth attempt to clinch the crown at the $120,000 tournament.
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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