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TT rankings: Sharath returns to top-50
Gold Coast, April 4 (IANS) Veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal, who is leading the Indian table tennis contingent at the Commonwealth Games here, on Wednesday joined compatriot G. Sathiyan among top 50 in world rankings, jumping 22 places to be at No. 48 — just two places behind the latter.
This is considered a big jump for the 36-year-old who was way behind Sathiyan at No.71 until last month. At No.48, it was Sharath’s highest in five months. The latest rankings were revealed after performances upto March.
Similarly, A. Amalraj has moved a few places ahead at No. 83 from 89 while Harmeet Desai (74) and Sanil Shetty (84) have been pushed behind.
Among women players, Manika Batra has made a good progress, from her previous ranking (66) to be at No. 58 while Mouma Das has been pushed back to No. 88 from 71. So is the case with Pooja Sahasrabuddhe (175) and Madhurika Patkar (112) as the two are struggling to maintain better world rankings.
Among Junior Boys, Manav Thakkar has maintained his world ranking at No. 2 while Payas Jain has broken into the top 100, having been placed at No. 90. Among girls, Archana Kamath has maintained her world ranking at No. 17.
India’s men’s and women’s teams will begin their campaigns here on Thursday with group stage clashes against Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu.
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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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