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Mary Kom, Seema lose in Strandja Memorial finals

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Sofia (Bulgaria), Feb 25 (IANS) Indian stars Seema Poonia and M.C. Mary Kom faltered at the final hurdle and had to settle for silver in the 69th Strandja Memorial Boxing tournament here on Sunday.

Olympic bronze medallist and five time world champion Mary lost to Bulgarian Sevda Asenova in the 48 kilogram title bout while Seema went down to Russian Anna Ivanova in the 81 kg final. Both Indians lost on points.

Yet, it was a new high for the 27 year-old Rajasthan boxer who had claimed the bronze in the Asian Championships four months ago.

The 35-year-old Mary was hoping to extend her winning streak after clinching gold at the Asian Championships and the Indian Open earlier this month, but had to be content with silver.

Overall, it was a fruitful outing for the Indian women, who ended up with two silver and four bronze medals in one of the oldest boxing tournaments in Europe.

Laisharam Sarita Devi (60 kg), Meenakumari Devi Maisnam (54 kg), Bhagyabati Kachari (81 kg) and Saweety Bora (75 kg) bagged bronze after losing their semi-final bouts earlier.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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