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Xabi Alonso facing 5 years in jail for tax fraud
Madrid, March 21 (IANS) The Madrid prosecutor’s office on Wednesday said it could jail retired Spain international Xabi Alonso for five years and fine him 4 million euros ($4.9 million) for alleged tax fraud related to money earned from imaging rights while at La Liga football club Real Madrid.
In addition to the fines, the prosecution also wants Alonso to repay the defrauded amount plus interest, totalling over 2 million euros (nearly $2.5 million), reports Efe.
Alonso, 36, is accused of allegedly defrauding the Spanish government during fiscal years 2010, 2011 and 2012.
The prosecution is seeking to give Alonso two years in prison for the fiscal offence of 2010, one year for 2011 and two more for 2012.
The investigation against Alonso was first opened in 2016 after a complaint from the tax authority but was later shelved, only to be reopened in January by a court in Madrid.
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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.