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Germany advances to Davis Cup quarter-finals
Brisbane, Feb 4 (IANS) Germany on Sunday secured a place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals after its star Alexander Zverev defeated Australia’s last hope Nick Kyrgios 6-2, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, giving Germany a 3-1 lead in the World Group team competition.
Germany is to compete in the quarter-finals tie against the winner of the duel between Spain and Great Britain, reports Efe.
On Friday, Zverev started off strong, beating Australia’s Alex De Minaur 7-5, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-4), while Kyrgios evened the score after defeating Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
However, Kyrgios did not take part in Saturday’s doubles rubber, and Germany’s Tim Puetz and Struff beat the Australian duo of Matthew Ebden and John Peers 6-4, 6-7 (1-7), 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 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.