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Shuttler Jayaram reaches Korea Open semis
Seoul: Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram came out with one of his best performances in recent years to beat Japan’s Sho Sasaki and enter the men’s singles semi-finals of the $600,000 Korea Open Superseries here on Friday.
Mumbai’s Jayaram took an hour and six minutes to move past World No.26 Sasaki 21-19, 16-21, 21-16 at the S.K. Handball Stadium. With the win, the World No.32 Indian levelled his head-to-head to 2-2 against the Japanese.
Jayaram, who turns 28 later this month, will take on Chinese Taipei’s seventh seed Chou Tien Chen for a place in the summit clash. The Mumbaikar has a 2-2 record against the World No.7.
In the quarter-final, after sharing the first two games, it all boiled down to the decider where the Indian just about had enough energy left, after a long battle, to pull it of.
In the topsy-turvy game it was Sasaki who led at the start. But from 6-9 down, Jayaram levelled the contest at 12-all.
From there, Jayaram never looked back and kept on increasing the lead against the fatigued Japanese and closed the game in his favour to win the contest.
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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