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Sports fraternity hails Rathore’s appointment as Sports Minister
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The sporting fraternity on Sunday welcomed the appointment of Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, 2002 Olympics silver medal-winning shooter, as Sports Minister.
Rathore, a Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker from Rajasthan, replaced Vijay Goel in a ministerial reshuffle of the Narendra Modi-led government. Rathore also has additional charge of the Information and Broadcasting portfolio.
His appointment was welcomed by several sporting personalities, including 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra and 2012 London Games bronze medal-winning wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt.
“Delighted to see @Ra_THORe is the new sports minister. All the very very best!” Bindra wrote on Twitter.
“Heartiest congratulations not just to @Ra_THORe but to entire sports fraternity @PMOIndia very deserving portfolio bestowed. @IndiaSports,” 2016 Paralympic champion Deepa Malik said, hailing the decision.
“Congratulations @Ra_THORe on becoming the sports minister,” Dutt said.
“@Ra_THORe your elevation raises hope because you have been there, done that & know what an athlete is made of. Heartiest Congratulations,” 2012 Olympic bronze medal-winning shooter Gagan Narang wrote.
“Extremely delighted to have one of ‘us’ leading the Sports Ministry. Looking forward..@Ra_THORe,” Olympian shooter Joydeep Karmakar wrote.
Ajay Maken, a Sports Minister under the previous Congress-led UPA regime, said giving Rathore the sports ministry was a good choice. “Congrats Rajyavardhan Rathore for getting the charge of Sports Ministry! Can’t say the same about others – But @Ra_THORe is a good choice!”
“Once a sportsman always a sportsman.. an #Olympic silver medallist gets #Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore #cabinetreshuffle,” Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda said.
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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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