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Sandhu enters national squash semis
Thiruvananthapuram: Reigning champion Harinder Pal Sandhu of Tamil Nadu overpowered experienced Gaurav Nandrajog of Delhi in four games to earn a semifinal berth in the men’s event of the 63rd National Squash Championship here on Friday.
Joining him in the last four were top seed Saurav Ghosal, promising talent Kush Kumar and Ravi Dixit, all from Tamil Nadu.
In the women’s section, there were two upsets. School girl Sunayna Kuruvilla of Tamil Nadu ousted Urwashi Joshi of Maharashtra in straight games while Akansksha Salunkhe of Goa showed the exit for Lakshya Ragavendran of Tamil Nadu in four games.
Completing the women’s semi-final line-up were the top seed and defending champion Joshna Chinappa (Tamil Nadu) and second seed Harshit Kaur Jawanda (Delhi).
The results (quarterfinals):
Men: Saurav Ghosal (TN) bt Velavan Senthilkumar (TN) 11-5, 11-5, 11-8; Kush Kumar (TN) bt Sandeep Jangra (Del) 12-10, 11-5, 13-11; Ravi Dixit (TN) bt Vijay Kumar (TN) 11-3, 11-5, 13-11; Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (TN) bt Gaurav Nandrajog (Del) 14-12, 11-8, 14-16, 12-10.
Women: Joshana Chinappa (TN) bt Anandita Gupta (MP) 11-4, 11-4, 11-2; Sunayna Kuruvilla (TN) bt Urwashi Joshi (Mah)11-9, 14-12, 11-4; Akanksha Salunkhe (Goa) bt Lakshya Ragavendran (TN) 9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-7; Harshit Kaur Jawanda (Del) bt Jannat Duhan (Chand) 11-1, 11-4, 11-5.
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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