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Golfer Lahiri sets sights on King’s Cup
Khon Kaen (Thailand): Asian Tour heavyweights are expected to make the King’s Cup an intriguing affair when the $500,000 event tees off at the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club here Thursday.
The presence of seven of the top-10 players on the Asian Tour Order of Merit will give the King’s Cup top billing with the red carpet already rolled out to welcome the region’s best players here.
All eyes will be on India’s Anirban Lahiri who is seeking to secure the winner’s prize purse worth $90,000 and clos
e the gap on Korean-American David Lipsky whom he trails by slightly over $160,000.
The 27-year-old Indian looks set to be the man to beat as he is having the form of his life, winning twice on the Asian Tour this season and earning his playing rights for Europe last week.
“I’m really happy with my result last week but I’m focused on what I need to do here and I still got a great chance to win the Order of Merit and that would really make it a perfect year,” said Lahiri.
Apart from a win this week, Lahiri is also targeting to break into the top-50 on the by the end of the year.
“I’m committed to bettering my world ranking and trying to chase David down would probably go hand in hand because I’ve to do well in these last few events to push into that top-50 spot. There’s a lot to play for obviously and motivation going into these last few weeks.”
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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