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Over 850 Spanish forces to be deployed for Sevilla-Bayern match
Seville (Spain), April 2 (IANS) Spanish authorities are to deploy more than 850 troops, including 400 national police, to ensure the safety of the Champions League match between Sevilla and Bayern Munich, which has been declared a high-risk game, a Spanish government representative in Andalusia said on Monday.
Antonio Sanz chaired a security coordination meeting for Tuesday’s first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, to be held at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium here, reports Efe.
The security measures are to include deploying police squads in the vicinity of the stadium, including riot police, a helicopter, mounted police and canine units.
The security forces will also include a total of 300 private security personnel, plus 90 auxiliaries and volunteers from Seville to ensure the game’s safety.
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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.