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IPL: Daredevils announce start of online ticket sales
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils on Monday announced the commencement of online ticket sales, ranging from Rs 750 to Rs 17,500 from their ticketing partner Paytm, for the upcoming 11th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The retail counters will start their sales from April 4, as the Daredevils prepare to open their IPL 2018 campaign against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on April 21.
“Kotla has been a key part of our story as DD. There have been some exciting matches at our home ground over the years. The 2018 season promises something similar for all our fans,” Daredevils CEO Hemant Dua said in a statement.
“We look forward to welcoming all our fans back to the Kotla, to once again show that their heart is indeed ‘Dil Dilli’ (Heart beats for Delhi),” he added.
The 11th season of the cash-rich IPL starts April 7, with defending champions Mumbai Indians facing Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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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.