Sports
South Africa post 127/5 at lunch in first Test
Mohali: South Africa posted a score of 127/5 in their first innings at lunch on the second day of the first cricket Test match against India here on Friday at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium.
AB de Villiers (26) and Vernon Philander were the two unbeaten batsmen at the crease. The visiting team resumed play at 28/2 on Friday.
They now trail India by 74 runs having scored 99 runs in the session. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up the three wickets that fell in the first session.
India posted a score of 201 in their first innings on Thursday.
Home
Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
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.