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Ranji Trophy: Nischal, Agrawal hand Karnataka solid start
Kanpur, Nov 17 (IANS) Karnataka rode on brilliant half-century knocks from batsmen Mayank Agarwal (90) and Dega Nischal (90 not out) to post 327/3 against Uttar Pradesh on Day 1 of the sixth round at the Ranji Trophy.
Later, coming in to bat, middle-order batsmen Karun Nair (62) and Manish Pandey (63) too played important knocks in the Group A contest at the Green Park here.
Meanwhile, in the same group, Delhi middle-order batsmen Nitish Rana (110) and Rishabh Pant (99) played brilliantly to help their side post 260/4 against Maharashtra at the Palam A Stadium in Delhi.
In Group B, Gujarat medium-pacer dominated with the ball to retun figures of 8/40, helping his side bundle Rajasthan to 153 runs at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat.
Later, coming in to bat, Gujarat posted 90/1.
In another match from the group, Saurashtra rode on bowler Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (6/112) to dismiss Kerala to 225 runs at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
Later, resuming play, Saurashtra posted 37/0 at stumps.
In Group C, Mumbai opener Prithvi Shaw (114) and middle-order batsman Siddhesh Lad (86) batted brilliantly to help their side post 248/6 against Andhra at the CSR Sharma College Ground in Ongole.
In Group D, Bengal bowlers Pradipta Pramanik (3/41) and Boddupalli Amit (3/31) bagged three-wicket each to dismiss Punjab to 147 runs at the Gandhi Sports Complex Ground in Amritsar.
Later, Bengal looked in control posting 76/0 to trail by 71 runs in the first innings.
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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.