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Lot to learn from India: Mahela Jayawardene
Kolkata: Praising India for their clinical performance in the ongoing five-match One-Day International (ODI) series, Sri Lankan batting great Mahela Jayawardene Wednesday said there was a lot to learn from the hosts.
The elegant batsman also praised India’s stand-in skipper Virat Kohli, saying he has brought his batting aggression to his captaincy.
“One has to give credit to India. They are playing good cricket, be it batting, bowling or fielding. We can learn a lot from them. How they gelled as a team, handled pressure, specially in the powerplays,” Jayawardene said ahead of Thursday’s match at the Eden Gardens here.
India has taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
Jayawardene is confident that much like his batting, Kohli will be a successful captain too.
“Virat has just started but has had a great start. He takes the aggression in his batting to his captaincy. We will have to wait and see how he fares in the long run. It will be unfair to make a comment now. But I am sure he will succeed in his leadership role as well,” added Jayawardene.
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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