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Sri Lanka struggle at 65/5 vs India

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Galle: Indian bowlers struck early to have Sri Lanka wobbling at 65/5 at lunch on day one of the first match of the three-Test series at the Galle International Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday.

Dimuth Karunaratne (9), Kaushal Silva (5), Kumar Sangakkara (5), Lahiru Thirimanne (13) and Jehan Mubarak (0), all fell cheaply.

For the visitors, leg-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin struck thrice while pacers Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron picked up one wicket each.

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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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