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Patna thump Gujarat to clinch PKL 5 title
Chennai, Oct 28 (IANS) Patna Pirates thumped Gujarat Fortunegiants 55-38 to clinch the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season 5 title at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.
Patna have won the PKL title for third consecutive season now.
Raider Pardeep Narwal (19 points) starred for Patna to single-handedly dominate the match and clinch the all-important victory. Defender Jaideep (5 points) too played a vital role.
For Gujarat, Sachin (11 points) was the top scorer.
Patna struggled in the early stages before a raid by Narwal levelled the scores at 15-15, and the team did not look back from there taking a 21-18 lead at half-time.
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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.