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Bharath Raj elected motor sports federation chief
Chennai: R. Bharath Raj, chairman of the Karnataka Motor Sports Club, was unanimously elected president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) here Monday.
Bharath succeeds J. Prithviraj of Coimbatore Auto Sports Club, who completed his one-year term.
Vijay Mallya was unanimously elected the chairman of honour, while Madras Motor Sports Club’s K.D. Madan was unanimous choice for vice-president of the FMSCI.
The office-bearers elected for a period of two years are:
President: R Bharath Raj (KMSC). Vice-president: KD Madan (MMSC). Chairman of Honour: Vijay Mallya.
Council members: J. Prithiviraj (Coimbatore Auto Sports Club, Coimbatore), Akbar Ebrahim (Meco Motor Sports Pvt. Ltd., Chennai), J. Balamurugan (Spitfire Motorsports Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore), Ashwin Pandit (Western India Sports Association, Nashik), Jayesh Desai (Northern Motorsports, Noida), Manjeev Bhalla (Himalayan Motor Sports Association, Shimla).
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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.