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Sandhu storms into squash final
Phuket: Top seed Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu of India proved was too good for his opponent Asim Khan from Pakistan as he won 7-1, 7-1 to enter the men’s final in the fourth Asian Beach Games squash competition here Saturday.
In the final Sunday, Sandhu will take on second seeded Yip Tsz Fung of Hong Kong who defeated India’s Kush Kumar 7-6, 7-1 in the other semi-final.
The women’s semi-final saw India’s Aparajitha Balamurukan going down to Tong Tsz Wing of Hong Kong 4-7, 6-7 while Liu Tsz Ling (Hong Kong) put out Chinese Li Dong Jin 7-4, 7-6.
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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.