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McLaren’s Alonso to miss Australian GP
Barcelona: McLaren driver Fernando Alonso will miss the season opening Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne as he has been advised rest by doctors, following the concussion he suffered after a crash at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya during testing on February 22.
Danish Kevin Magnussen, who was the main driver for the Woking-based team last season, will replace Alonso for the March 15 race.
A McLaren statement on Tuesday said that doctors find the Spaniard “asymptomatic of any medical issue; that they see no evidence whatsoever of any injury; and that they therefore describe him as entirely healthy from neurological and cardiac perspectives alike.
“However, Fernando’s doctors have recommended to him that, following the concussion, for the time being he should seek to limit as far as is possible any environmental risk factors that could potentially result in his sustaining another concussion so soon after his previous one, so as to minimise the chances of second impact syndrome, as is normal medical procedure when treating athletes after concussions.”
Though Alonso “feels ready to race”, he accepted the advice and the two McLaren-Honda cars will now be driven by Jenson Button and reserve driver Magnussen.
The two-time World Champion is likely to return to the cockpit for the Malaysian Grand Prix on March 29.
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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.