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IOC dissapointed, surprised with as ban on Russian athletes lifted
Pyeongchang, Feb 5 (IANS) International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach has expressed dissapointment and surprise after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned the suspension on doping charges of 28 Russian athletes.
“We would never have expected this,” said the 64-year-old said at a news conference here. Bach also coined the statement releasead by the CAS, “extremely unsatisfactory given the gravity of the cases”.
“We feel this decision shows the urgent need for reforms in the internal structure of CAS,” he was quoted as saying by BBC Sport.
The IOC chief notified that the body might appeal against the decision once he understands the reasons which made CAS take its decision.
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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.