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Australia 174/3 at tea on day one of Third Test

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Melbourne: Australia reached 174 for three at tea on day one of the third Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Friday.

Australian skipper Steven Smith was unbeaten on 23 while Shaun Marsh (batting 32) was providing him company.

Australia were comfortably placed at 92 for one at lunch but lost two wickets in quick succession with Chris Rogers (57) and Shane Watson (52) perishing shortly after reaching their half centuries.

Rogers was dismissed by seamer Mohammed Shami while Watson was trapped leg before wicket by off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.

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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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