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Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth clinches Indonesia Open title
Jakarta: Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth captured the men’s singles title of the Indonesia Open Super series Premier badminton tournament here on Sunday.
The Guntur player made a short work of Japan’s Kazumasa Sakai 21-11, 21-19 in the final which lasted just 37 minutes.
Kidambi Srikanth played at his ruthless best to thump Japanese Sakai Kazumasa in straight games and clinch the men’s singles title at the Indonesian Open Superseries Premier here on Sunday.
Srikanth made short work of Sakai 21-11, 21-19 in the final which lasted barely 37 minutes at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC).
It was the 24-year-old Guntur player’s third Superseries title after victories in the 2014 China Open and the 2015 India Open.
The first game was a cake walk for Srikanth, who kept himself focused to outclass his 27-year-old opponent 21-11.
The final game started in favour of the Japanese until Srikanth made a comeback from being 7-11 behind to take a 14-13 advantage.
The game still failed to find a breather with both the shuttlers alternately taking lead until the Indian converted the 19-19 equaliser to win the game 21-19 and clinch the championship.
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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