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Dakar Rally to be held in Bolivia for third time
La Paz (Bolivia): Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has officially announced that the Dakar Rally – the world’s toughest cross-country race – will be held in Bolivian territory next January for the third time.
On Friday, Morales thanked the organisers for including Bolivia in the route as this decision will promote the South American country among foreign visitors, as per reported.
The event was attended by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) director Etienne Lavigne, and its executive director Marc Coma, who said the rally will meet the Bolivian people’s expectations.
“We are looking for endurance, mechanical knowledge and good preparation in the 2016 edition. Dakar 2016 promises to be an odyssey,” said Coma, adding that “for the first time in the rally’s history, we will mix all the categories at the start line”.
Drivers from the five continents will participate in the 2016 edition which begins on January 3 in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital city. Next, between January 7 and 9 the race will cross over to Bolivia and it will end on January 16 in the Argentinian city of Rosario.
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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