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Biker Barreda ends losing streak in Dakar Rally
Buenos Aires: Spaniard Joan Barreda Bort (Honda) won the 10th stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally in the motorbike division.
Barreda Wednesday ended a streak of bad luck — that early on dashed his hopes of winning the rally — to steal the stage from the overall leader and fellow Spaniard Marc Coma (KTM), as per reports.
Barreda finished one minute and 39 seconds ahead of Coma, who still leads in the overall standings.
Barreda completed the 371-km route between the Chilean town of Calama and Salta, Argentina, in four hours and 07.11 minutes. Portugal’s Ruben Faria (KTM) came third.
For Coma, it was still a victory, since the race put even more distance between him and his closest rivals.
With just three more days to go before the rally’s big finish, he heads the list of riders with a total of 38.13.50 hours, trailed by Portugal’s Paulo Goncalves (Honda) by seven minutes and 35 seconds, Chile’s Pablo Quintanilla (KTM) by 31.42 minutes.
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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