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Badminton: Praneeth, Ponnappa-Sikki bow out of Malaysia Masters
Bukit Jalil, (Malaysia), Jan 18 (IANS) Indian shuttlere B. Sai Praneeth and women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy bowed out of the Malaysia Masters badminton meet here on Thursday.
Praneeth lost to top seeded Viktor Axelsen of Denmark 17-21, 8-21 while Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy went down to the Danish duo of Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen 15-21, 15-21.
In men’s singles, Praneeth battled for each point but in the second game he was outplayed in every department of the game and lost the second round issue in the just 28 minutes.
In women’s doubles, Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy lost their match in 35 minutes to crash out of the competition.
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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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