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Surprising to see Australians drop so many catches: Kohli
Melbourne: India’s premier batsman Virat Kohli said Sunday it was unusual to see Australia drop so many catches.
Kohli (169) and Ajinkya Rahane (147), primary beneficiaries of Australia’s generosity, scored fine centuries to help India launch an inspired reply to the home team’s huge first innings score of 530, reaching 462 for eight at the end of day three.
“They have set for high standards in the field and today was surprising to see them drop three catches and have so many misfields and easy singles for us,” Kohli said.
Kohli and Rahane survived after giving two chances each, while debutant Lokesh Rahul also got a second opportunity.
Kohli said that Australia’s poor catching efforts was surprising since they set high standards in the field and are known to maintain the high level.
“I don’t remember the last time I’ve seen them being inconsistent in the field. They’ve got very high standards with slip catching and in the field,” he said.
“It might just be one of those off days for them, but in general they do have very high standards as far as fielding is concerned.”
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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