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Olympic champion Ammann wins ski jumping World Cup
Helsinki: Four-time Olympic champion Simon Ammann of Switzerland won the ski jumping World Cup at Kuusamo.
The 33-year-old Swiss put in a jump of 142 metres on his second attempt Friday for a winning total of 284.1 points, as per reported.
Daiki Ito of Japan finished second on 276.1 points after a final jump of 137.5 metres.
Fellow Japanese, 42-year-old Noriaki Kasai, took third place with 270.5 points.
Ammann now leads the overall World Cup standings with 136 points.
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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.