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11 th Junior Hockey World Cup to be hosted in Lucknow
Lucknow, that is fast turning out to be a hockey hub of the sate is now set to host the Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup.
Into its 11th edition, the tournament will be played from December 8-18 at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium.
After a meeting with Hockey India chief Narinder Batra on Sunday, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav assured his government’s support to the event, which will see top-16 teams of the world in action.
Elena Norman, chief executive officer of Hockey India, and UP Hockey secretary RP Singh were also present on the occasion.
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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.