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PWL will help me prepare for other global tourneys: Sakshi
Rio Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik
New Delhi : Rio Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik wants to use the upcoming second edition of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) as a platform for her future global tournaments like the Asian Championships and the World Championships.
Sakshi (58kg) will represent the revamped Delhi franchise — Delhi Sultans — in the PWL, starting January 2, along with her fiancee Satyawart Kadian (Freestyle 97kg), 2016 Commonwealth Championships gold medallist Bajrang Puniya (Freestyle 65kg), Rio Olympics silver medallist Mariya Stadnik (48kg) and 2013 World Championship gold medallist Alina Makhiyna (75kg) among others.”I am very excited to be part of the Delhi Sultans in the PWL. The tournament will help me prepare for my upcoming tournaments as I haven’t been in the ring since the Olympics,” Sakshi told reporters during the logo launch of the franchise here on Friday.
Asked about the pressure and expectations from India’s lone Olympic medallist grappler at the Rio Games, Sakshi said: “There will surely be expectations from me but there is certainly no pressure. I have been training hard and keeping myself fit for the tournament. Hope it turns out well and we can take Delhi to the top.”Defending the below-par cost (at base price of Rs.30 lakh) at which Sakshi was bought by the Delhi franchise, owner Annurag Batra said: “Her category came in the later part of the auctions when most of the teams had almost exhausted their purse. We were expecting her to go for Rs.40 lakh to Rs.45 lakh but we were helpless.”
During the auctions, six teams from Mumbai, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Jaipur were given a purse of Rs 2 crore each to form a nine-member squad that includes five men and four women, five Indian and four international wrestlers.
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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