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Australia-India third Test ends in a draw
Melbourne: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (24 not out) and Ravichandran Ashwin (8) managed to keep Australia at bay in the final session of the fifth day and helped India draw the third Test but the hosts sealed a 2-0 series win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Tuesday.
Virat Kohli (54), Ajinkya Rahane (48) and Cheteshwar Pujara (21) put up stubborn resistance to thwart the Australian bowlers.
The Indians were 174 for six with four overs still remaining when both captains called time on the match.
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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.