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Registrations declared open for Airtel Delhi Half Marathon
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Registration for the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, to be held on November 19, was declared open here on Wednesday.
With a total prize money of $275,000, this year’s edition is expected to witness over 34,000 participants, pound the wide long stretches of the capital on the third Sunday of November.
The registrations for the half marathon can be done till October 3, the organisers said at a press conference at a city hotel.
This year the event has received the merit of a Gold Label Race — a rare distinction from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) classifying the half marathon as one of ‘leading road races around the world’.
The organisers have also introduced a new category — 10K Run — alongside the main event.
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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.