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Brazil sports minister leaves post
Brazilia : The Brazilian government announced the departure of Sports Minister George Hilton, just four months before the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Hilton last week left the Brazilian Republican Party (PRB) amid speculation that it was preparing to end its coalition with the government. But according to reports on Wednesday, the PRB has since reaffirmed its alliance with President Dilma Rousseff’s Workers’ Party, reports Xinhua.
Hilton, who was sports minister for 16 months, has been replaced on an interim basis by the government’s high performance sports secretary Ricardo Leyser.
In an official statement, Rousseff thanked Hilton for his “work and dedication”.
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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.