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Indian cricketing gods are Goan in origin: Parrikar
Panaji, Sep 29 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday claimed that Mumbai-born and raised Indian cricket stars Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar and others whose surname ends with the suffix ‘kar origninally hail from Goa, while making a case for sporting talent in Goa.
“All top Indians in cricket have ‘kar’. That is (from) Goa or greater Goa. That is Gavaskar, Vengsarkar, you will find their original, four hundred years back, till the Portuguese drove them out. They may not be born in Goa, but they are Goans by genetics,” Parrikar said, while speaking at the Dilip Sardessai Sports Excellence award function in the state capital on Friday.
“Tendulkar (and) all kars are Goans. So basically that is the potential of the state,” Parrikar said, while underlining the need to promote excellence in sports.
The Dilip Sardessai award for the year 2017 was awarded to Taekwondo player P. Anand by Parrikar in presence of the late cricketer’s son Rajdeep Sardessai.
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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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