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Golfer Lahiri jumps to tied 23rd at World Tour Championship
Dubai: Leading Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri shot five-under 67 to jump 23 places to be tied 23rd after the second round of the $8 million DP World Tour Championship here on Friday.
The 28-year-old, who scored one-over 73 on Thursday at the Earth Course of the Jumeirah Golf Estates, improved his performance and took his two-day total to four-under 140.
He was eight strokes behind leader Andy Sullivan of England, who scored a second 66 to open up a one-shot halfway lead over Emiliano Grillo (64) of Argentina.
World No.42 Lahiri got birdies on the second, seventh, eighth, 10th, 11th, 14th and 18th holes against a double-bogey on the par-four fifth hole.
Meanwhile, world No.53 Sullivan, remained at the top with a 66 that included birdies on the first, ninth, 12th, 14th, 15th and 18th.
Behind him was Grillo, who charged up the leaderboard with a splendid 64, the best round of the day in the European Tour season-ending tournament. The Argentine scored 69 on Thursday.
Two strokes behind him was the United States’ Patrick Reed, who added a 65 to the opening 70.
Thai veteran Thongchai Jaidee (67), world No.3 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland (68) and Charl Schwartzel of South Africa (65) shared the fourth spot on 136 total.
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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