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Smiriti, Sharmila to vie for top honours in Indian Open golf
New Delhi: Golfers Sharmila Nicollete and Smriti Mehra will lead the Indian challenge in the $300,000 Hero Women’s Indian Open starting Thursday at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) here.
Other Indians in the fray are Vani Kapoor and Gauri Monga, and the home golfers duo will face stiff competition from 18 strong Thai professionals, who have a good record in the annual event.
“I don’t want to be complacent. Although I know this course inside out, it doesn’t mean I can win. The weather is perfect just a little chilly when the winds blow. I want to enjoy my game and do well this time around,” Smriti said Wednesday.
Defending champion Thidapa Suwannapura, Florentyna Parker (winner- Ladies Italian Open 2014), Connie Chen (winner – Tenerife Open de Espana 2014) and Sophie Gustafson, will also be favourites to win the title.
Though Suwarnapura is under pressure to defend her title, she is ready for the battle.
“Yes, I’m prepared for this, mentally and physically. It’s now left to me to execute the actions,” said the Bangkok-based girl said.
She believes her main challengers are from within the Thai camp. “I know my compatriots are all out to dethrone me and I take it as a challenge. Then again you have the challenge from the Ladies European Tour (LET) players. So the path to victory is not going to be easy for me.”
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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