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Wrestler Sakshi to sing National Anthem in Haryana leg of PKL
Sonepat (Haryana), Sep 5 (IANS) Rio Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik will sing the National Anthem on the inaugural day of the Haryana leg of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) at the Motilal Nehru School Of Sport here, it was announced on Tuesday.
The Indian freestyle wrestler along with Miss India Manushi Chillar will be a part of the PKL contest on the opening day on Friday to support their home team Haryana Steelers.
The matches are scheduled to take place from September 8 to 13.
The Haryana Steelers currently stand at third place with 28 points after playing eight matches. The home team will play their first match against the Patna Pirates.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
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.