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Saudi sports stadiums to open doors to women
Riyadh, Jan 8 (IANS) Women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to enter sports stadiums to watch football matches for the first time on Friday, the government announced on Monday.
“The first match that women will be allowed to watch will be Al Ahli versus Al Batin on January 12,” the Ministry of Information said. It added that women would also be able to attend a second match on next day and a third match on January 18, the National newspaper reported.
The first match will be held in the capital, the second in Jeddah on the Red Sea and the third in the eastern city of Dammam.
The Saudi government announced in October last year that women in 2018 will be allowed to attend sporting matches in national stadiums, from which they were previously banned.
Three previously male-only venues — King Fahd International Stadium, King Abdullah Sports City and Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Stadium — will be opened to women and families.
Easing restrictions on women, including the lifting of a driving ban, which is set to go into effect in June, is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 to overhaul the country’s oil-dependent economy and shed the Kingdom’s ultra-conservative image.
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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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