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India had upper hand from Day 1: S. Africa coach
Johannesburg, Jan 26 (IANS) South Africa head coach Ottis Gibson on Friday said India had the upper hand from the first day in the third Test and they have utilised the conditions here more.
South Africa, who ended the third day scoring 17 for one, need 224 runs to accomplish a Test series whitewash over India.
However, the Proteas coach also said he did not expect the pitch to behave the way it did after a back of length delivery from Jasprit Bumrah hit Deal Elgar on his helmet.
“India over the course of the three days have utilized the conditions a lot more. We’ve bowled wider than we should have. They’ve had the upper hand since the first day,” the South Africa coach said.
“I’ve played here before on a wicket that looked similar with the grass on. I think both teams thought it was a good pitch. It was cut down to 5mm. I don’t think we expected it to behave in the way it did,” Gibson 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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