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Marquez takes pole for Australian Moto GP
Phillip Island (Australia), Oct 21 (IANS) Repsol Honda’s Spanish rider Marc Marquez is set to take the pole position in the upcoming MotoGP Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix after he led the race on Saturday.
The Spaniard, who leads the championship, took his seventh pole position this season after completing his pole-setting lap in 1 minute and 28.386 seconds at the circuit here, while his rival for the title, Italian Andrea Dovizioso (Team Ducati), finished 11th, reports Efe.
“I’m happy with the pace,” Marquez said, adding: “(I’m) happy with my rhythm, so tomorrow we will just have to wait and see with the weather.”
Spanish rider Maverick Viñales of Movistar Yamaha is to start second in Sunday’s race.
“We’ve had a difficult weekend with the tyres and the weather, (but) we’re trying our best. Tomorrow we still have to improve a lot,” Viñales said.
Frenchman Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) is set to start third, followed by Team Ecstar Suzuki’s Italian Andrea Iannone.
Australian Jack Miller of Estrella Galicia Marc VDS Honda will start fifth.
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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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