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India hockey colts confident ahead of China tie
Kuantan (Malaysia): Following two back-to-back wins against Japan and Malaysia in the eighth Junior Asia Cup, the Indian hockey team will play their final Pool A match against China on Tuesday.
The match will decide whether India go to the top of the group before entering the quarterfinals or not. The Chinese performance so far in the tournament will give India a psychological advantage as they lost both their encounters against Japan and Malaysia.
Since it is an eight-team tournament, all outfits will reach the knockouts.
“The one day rest has helped us to analyse our performance in the tournament and look back at the areas of concern. We have trained hard and tried to fill up the gaps in the defence so that we can play a tighter game. We will be hoping for a much more balanced performance against China,” India coach Harendra Singh said on Monday.
The tournament is being played at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium here.
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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.