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Kyrgios upsets Dimitrov, advances to Brisbane final
Brisbane, Jan 6 (IANS) Nick Kyrgios of Australia on Saturday stunned top-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the semi-finals of the Brisbane International tennis tournament.
The third-seeded Australian, the World No. 21, defeated world No.3 Dimitrov in one hour and 33 minutes, reports Efe.
Kyrgios, age 22, is set to play the final against World No. 47 Ryan Harrison of the United States.
Harrison defeated 18-year-old Alex De Minaur of Australia 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4.
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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.