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Sachin backs ban on disgraced Aussie trio
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday backed the Cricket Australia’s ban on former skipper Steve Smith, deputy David Warner and opener Cameron Bancroft in a ball tampering scandal.
Sachin, who was misjudged for the same offence during India’s tour of South Africa in 2001, but later given a clean chit by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the ground that he was “cleaning the ball without the umpire’s permission rather than tampering”, maintained that the game should be played in its purest form.
“Cricket has been known as a gentleman’s game. It’s a game that I believe should be played in the purest form,” Sachin wrote on Twitter.
“Whatever has happened is unfortunate but the right decision has been taken to uphold the integrity of the game. Winning is important but the way you win is more important,” he added.
Following investigations by Cricket Australia, Smith and Warner were on Wednesday banned for 12 months each and Bancroft for nine months.
Subsequently, Warner and Smith were also banned by the Indian Premier League for the upcoming edition of the Twenty20 cash-rich franchise-based meet in India.
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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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