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Yao Ming elected into Basketball Hall of Fame
New York : It is reported that former NBA star Yao Ming has been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
The official announcement will be made on Monday in Houston where the Chinese star played for the Houston Rockets for nine years, according to Yahoo Sports, reports Xinhua.
“Yao Ming was far more than just another talented prospect when the Houston Rockets made him the No.1 pick in the 2002 draft,” said an article on NBA.com.
“The 7’6 center from Shanghai was a bridge for the NBA to make inroads into China and was a key player in the globalisation of the game.”
Yao, who made it to the NBA All-Star team eight times in his career, began his career with the Shanghai Sharks in the Chinese Basketball Association before becoming the number one overall selection in the 2002 NBA draft.
Yao, 35, averaged 19.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots a game for the Rockets over his NBA career. He retired in 2011.
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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