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Chennaiyin FC to host Atletico de Kolkata in ISL 2015 opener
Mumbai: Chennaiyin FC will host the opener of the second season of the Indian Super League (ISL), as the hosts will take on defending champions Atletico de Kolkata at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, said a release on Friday.
The promoters of the ISL, Football Sports Development Ltd. — a joint venture between IMG, Reliance Industries and Star India — on Friday announced the fixtures for its second season, featuring 61 games spread across 79 days.
The league stage will witness 56 games in a home and away format, followed by two-legged semi-finals starting December 11 with the ‘Super Sunday’ final scheduled on December 20 at a pre-decided venue to be announced at a later date.
After the opener in Chennai, the action will then move to Goa the next day with FC Goa pitted against Delhi Dynamos FC, while fans in Mumbai will witness the ‘Maharashtra derby’ on October 5 when Mumbai City FC lock horns with FC Pune City at the D.Y. Patil Stadium.
The ISL bandwagon will reach Kerala on October 6, when last year’s runners-up Kerala Blasters FC play their first home fixture against NorthEast United FC.
The newly laid pitch at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata will be put to test for its first big night when Atletico tussle with arch rivals Goa on October 7. Dynamos, Pune and United FC will host their first home matches on October 8, 9 and 16 respectively.
ISL’s first edition saw participation of footballers from 36 varied nationalities, including India. The globally viewed tournament had a whopping 129 goals scored at an average of 2.11 goals per game.
Over 1.5 million fans made their way to eight city based club’s home stadiums to witness this unrivalled footballing event unfold. The inaugural season of the ISL was watched by 429 million viewers on Television in India, more than 2.5 times of the viewership of 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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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