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BAI announces cash awards for Sindhu, Saina
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Badminton Association of India (BAI) interim President Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced cash awards for 2017 World Championships medallist pair of P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal.
Sarma announced an award of Rs 10 lakh for Sindhu, who won the silver medal and Rs 5 lakh for Saina’s bronze medal-winning feat in Glasgow.
“I am glad that this is the first time India had a record breaking participation at the World Championships and getting two medals from a single world championship is unprecedented but our players have made it possible,” Sarma told IANS immediately after Sindhu went down to Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 in a gruelling final that lasted an hour and 50 minutes.
“I want to congratulate both Saina and Sindhu on their medal winning performances and the Coaching staff for their efforts,” he added.
Sindhu by virtue of winning the silver has created a new record for India at the World Championship with three individual medals — one silver now and two bronze medals in the 2013 and 2014 editions.
This has been India’s best World Championship so far with two podium finishes for the first time in history.
Saina had earlier settled for bronze after losing to Okuhara 21-17, 12-21, 10-21 in a women’s singles semi-final clash at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.
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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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