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Rahane, Ashwin take India to strong position
New Delhi: India rode on excellent batting from Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin to fight their way to a strong position at lunch on the second day of the fourth and final cricket Test against South Africa at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Friday.
Rahane scored 127 runs with 11 hits to the fence and four sixes to his name. He completed his fifth Test century in style, smashing a powerful straight drive past pacer Kyle Abbott for a boundary.
He was dismissed by leg-spinner Imran Tahir.
Ravichandran Ashwin also batted well, bringing up his half-century with a six over long on off Tahir. He was unbeaten on 53 runs when the teams went in for lunch.
Both of them added 98 runs between them, the highest partnership of the series so far.
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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