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World Cup cricketer set to bat for Punjab Police
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) Cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur, who helped India storm into the final of the Womens World Cup with her unbeaten 171 against Australia, is all set to join Punjab Police next month following the waiver of her previous employment bond by the Indian Railways, it was announced on Thursday.
A communication in this regard was received by the state government from the Railways, a government spokesperson told IANS.
Earlier, the Arjuna award winner was not being relieved by Western Railway, where she worked as an Office Superintendent.
Expressing happiness over the development, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who took up her case with the Railway authorities, said he was confident that the young girl would continue to excel and do Punjab proud.
Amarinder Singh thanked Union Minister Piyush Goyal for accepting his request.
He had personally taken up the matter with the minister, urging him to accept Harmanpreet’s resignation from the Railways to allow her take up the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Punjab.
The state had offered the DSP post to her in July last following her outstanding performance in the Women’s World Cup 2017.
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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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