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Sehwag scores a ton in Ranji match
New Delhi: Indian batsman who are not playing for the Indian team are busy piling runs in the domestic tournaments. Virender Sehwag smashed 105 runs taking his team to a fine total of 425 for 6 d.
Earlier in the other match, Mandeep Singh (235), Yuvraj Singh (182) and Gurkeerat Singh (101) had made fine performance for Punjab in their Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra in Rajkot.
Virender Sehwag (105) and Unmukt Chand helped Delhi reach 425 for six declared against Gujarat at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Monday.
At the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Lahli, Rohtak, Odisha took a crucial 105-run first innings lead as the visitors reached 232 for nine. Openers Natraj Behera (39) and Girija Rout (39) provided a good start but off-spinner Jayant Yadav’s six for 92 helped Haryana remain in contention.
Meanwhile, Bengal struggled in their reply to Mumbai’s 414 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Batsman Manoj Tiwary scored 63 for the eastern team but other batsmen completely struggled against pacer Shardul Thaukur, who took five for 37.
Brief Scores:
At Guwahati, Assam vs Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh 1st innings 549 for four declared (Ankush Bains 156, Paras Dogra 230) Assam 1st innings 18 for no loss.
At Jaipur, Rajasthan vs Vidarbha, Vidarbha 1st innings 296 (Shalabh Shrivastava 105, S. Badrinath 47; Pankaj Singh 5/109, Aniket Choudhury 3/69 ) Rajasthan 1st innings 188 all out ( Vineet Saxena 61; Ravikumar Thakur 5/50, Shrikant Wagh 3/42).
At Chennai, Tamil Nadu vs Railways, Tamil Nadu 1st innings 144 for four (Abhinav Mukund 57; Ashish Yadav 2/49) 2nd day’s play called off due to rain.
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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.