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My hard work on fitness paying off: Bhuvneshwar
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) Upbeat after his eight wicket haul in the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens here, India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Monday said his hard work on fitness is now paying off.
Kumar said experience of international cricket has taught him the areas where he needed to improve.
The Uttar Pradesh cricketer brought India tantalisingly close to victory with dream figures of 11-8-8-4 in Sri Lanka’s second innings.
The visitors were 75/7 when bad light brought curtains down on the match.
“When I made my debut, I was totally dependent on swing. International cricket tells you what you need to improve on.
“I worked hard on my fitness and that is paying off,” said Kumar, who had finished with 4/88 in the first innings.
Kumar had two years back missed all but one game in Australia during the World Cup.
Asked whether the team thought that they could make a match of it when Sri Lanka began the second innings on the final day, Kumar said: “We believed we could win. Virat (Kohli) said ‘Imagine we’re in this situation overseas. If we get two-three wickets early, it won’t be easy for them.'”
Drawing comparison between his performances in the two innings, Kumar said the surface posed a tougher challenge in Sri Lanka’s second innings.
“Frankly speaking, it was tougher to bowl in the second innings as the surface was a lot drier. But the ball was reversing, so that helped,” he added.
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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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