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Don’t want to live in fear before Davis Cup final: Murray
London: World No.2 tennis player Andy Murray said on Tuesday he doesn’t want to be in a state of fear each time he gets on to the court ahead of the Davis Cup final match between Great Britain and hosts Belgium to be held in Ghent from November 27 to 29.
Ghent is a city 35 miles from Molenbeek, the municipality in Belgium’s capital city Brussels, which is at the focus of a manhunt for one of the suspects involved in the Paris terror attacks.
“I don’t want to live in fear each time I step on a court,” Murray was quoted as saying by times.co.uk on Tuesday.
The aftereffects of the Paris attack has already accounted for Tuesday’s football friendly match between Belgium and Spain, scheduled to be held in Brussels, that was cancelled because of security reasons.
The 28-year-old Scott has been named in the provisional five-man squad for the tie against Belgium. Besides Murray, James Ward, Kyle Edmund, Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot are also on the list for Great Britain’s final against Belgium.
The Belgium government has raised the terror threat level to three in the country, and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) president, David Haggerty, said security would be increased for their forthcoming tournaments.
“Following the tragic events over the last few weeks all sporting events require heightened levels of security and this includes the Fed Cup and Davis Cup finals,” Haggerty was quoted as saying by The Times.
“For our finals and other International Tennis Federation events, we follow a rigorous process that includes regular consultation with our experts to ensure we take every precaution to safeguard our events, fans and players,” he added.
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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.