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South Asian Games: Indian men, women paddlers win gold
Shillong: Indian men and women paddlers on Sunday won gold in the team event at the 12th South Asian Games here in Meghalaya.
At the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium hall, the Indian eves team comprising Monika Batra, Mouma Das and K. Samini beat Raheela Kasif, Shabnam Bibi and Ayesha Ansari of Pakistan in straight sets.
Indian men paddlers A. Amalraj, G. Sathiyan and S. Shetty beat Sri Lanka’s Udaya Ranasinghe, Rohan Srisena and N. Jayasinghe in three straight matches to defend their title.
Indian national champion Amalraj went first and faced some resistance from Ranasinghe, but he ultimately came through in four games.
“It was not such a tough win. With this win, we are aiming for the other five available in the individual events, which begin on Monday with the women’s singles,” Indian coach Arup Basak said after the medal ceremony.
“We are definitely planning for the Olympics and intend to go for the World Championship, which is going to be held in April,” he added.
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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