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Vijay, Kohli help India to strong position in Kotla Test (Tea Report)

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New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) India rode on an unbeaten 167-run third wicket stand between opener Murali Vijay and skipper Virat Kohli to post 245/2 against Sri Lanka at tea on the opening day of the third and final cricket Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here on Saturday.

Vijay (101 batting) and Kohli (94 batting) went in to the break undefeated as the islanders failed to cash on the advantage from the first session.

All the Sri Lankan bowlers went for plenty of runs without getting any success in the second session.

Resuming the post-lunch session at 116/2, Vijay played a steady knock to bring up his 11th Test ton in 163 balls, smashing a boundary from chinaman Lakshan Sandakan’s delivery.

The Tamil Nadu batsmen helped India maintain a healthy run rate, allowing his captain to express himself.

Kohli at the other end, was the aggressor as he went on to become the fourth fastest Indian to complete 5000 runs in his 105th Test innings.

The 29-year-old scored most of his runs in boundaries, smashing 14 fours in his 101-ball unbeaten knock.

Kohli, who entered his 63rd Test match with 4,975 runs, struck three fours before lunch to be eight short of the mark at the interval.

He played a brilliant backfoot drive past point off paceman Suranga Lakmal to get within a run and then drove him for another boundary past wide mid-off to reach the landmark.

Brief scores: India 245/2 (Murali Vijay 101 batting, Virat Kohli 94 batting, Cheteshwar Pujara 23; Lahiru Gamage 1/45) vs Sri Lanka.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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