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Shooter Anish wins gold at Junior World Cup
Sydney, March 26 (IANS) India’s Anish Bhanwala won the Mens 25m Rapid Fire Pistol title at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup here on Monday.
The senior national champion got the better of China’s Zhipeng Cheng 29-27 in the 40-shot final.
Anish topped the qualification round before that by quite a distance. He shot 585 while second placed qualifier Jueming Zhang of China managed 579, a good six points behind.
In the final, Anish and Zhipeng were fastest of the blocks shooting four in the first five-shot series.
The Haryana teenager went ahead 9-8 after the second series, maintaining a gap of two over Zhipeng throughout to clinch his first Junior World Cup gold.
He also teamed up with Anhad Jawanda and Adarsh Singh to win the team silver medal in the event with a combined score of 1714. China took the gold with 1733.
Anhad and another Indian Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu also reached the individual final, finishing fourth and sixth eventually.
India are now placed second in the medals tally with six gold, three silver and six bronze medals.
Table toppers China have seven gold, four silver and six bronze medals.
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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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