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Women’s Big Bash League cricketers to be unveiled on Friday
Sydney: Cricket Australia (CA), in a historic move, will announce details of the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) at the iconic Luna Park here on Friday.
The event will provide media and other attendees with information about the first season of the new league which is set to attract world class players to Australia and encourage women and girls to get more involved in cricket.
The first players selected for each WBBL club will also be revealed at the launch along with the full season fixture and ground-breaking broadcast arrangements.
CA’s Senior Manager of Team Performance Belinda Clark will attend the event.
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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.