Jamaican sprinter Bailey-Cole withdraws from Worlds

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9 years ago

August 18, 2015

Kingston (Jamaica): Jamaican sprinter Kemar Bailey-Cole has withdrawn from the World Athletics Championships in Beijing after suffering a hamstring injury.

“It is with bitter emotions that I am announcing that my season has come to an end. I will not be competing at the world championships,” he said on his official Facebook page on Monday.

The reigning 100 metres champion at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) has started to receive treatment after suffering an injury while training in Tottori, Japan, Efe reported.

Bailey-Cole, 23, finished third in the 100 metres last month at the London Diamond League meeting.

He was part of the Jamaican 4X100 metres relay team that captured gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games and 2013 World Championships.

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2 years ago

May 5, 2022

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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.