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Chhetri, Infantino, Praful Patel to attend U-17 World Cup final
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IANS) World football’s governing body FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Indian senior team skipper Sunil Chhetri will be among the dignitaries present during the final of the ongoing Under-17 FIFA World Cup on Saturday.
All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will also be present at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan during the summit clash, sources said.
Infantino, slated to arrive in the city late on Wednesday, would preside over the FIFA Council meeting at a hotel here on Friday.
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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.