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All Ding needs is a win, says Higgins
Beijing: Local favourite Ding Junhui finally broke the first-round elimination jinx at the 2015 World Snooker China Open, and “Wizard” John Higgins on Tuesday said that could become a turning point to see him roar up again.
Ding progressed through the first round with a 5-1 victory over Scotland’s Marcus Campbell at the China Open on Monday, his first victory after falling at the first hurdle in six ranking tournaments in a row, reports Xinhua.
“Ding isn’t winning matches which is incredible, considering his performance last year,” said the former world champion after he beat another Chinese Yu Delu at 5-3 including a 114-point shot.
But Higgins believes that one win can take Ding from feeling difficult and under pressure to winning the China Open — and even his first World Championship title.
“He’s been losing confidence he has before. Once he got the confidence, then he would be a tougher player,” said Higgins.
Ding, who bagged home five titles in 2013/2014 season to become the world number one, will next take on Mark Davis from England.
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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