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Paula Radcliffe to finish career in London marathon
London: Britain’s Paula Radcliffe, world record holder of the women’s marathon, will end her career in London in April, organisers announced here.
The 41-year-old, a three-time London Marathon winner, ran her last race in Berlin in September 2011, as per reports.
Radcliffe, who set her world record of two hours and 15.25 minutes in London in 2003, last ran in London Marathon in 2005.
“We are absolutely thrilled that Paula has chosen London for her final marathon,” Hugh Brasher, an official, said.
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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.