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Badminton Association seeks IOA chief Ramachandran’s ouster
New Delhi: Piling further pressure on Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president N. Ramachandran, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Tuesday raised the issue of a no-confidence motion against the national Olympic body chief.
The move comes after various state Olympic associations and Hockey India (HI) asked for a Special General Body Meeting (SGBM) to be called to set things right within the IOA.
“As per Rule Viii(9) and (ii) of the IOA constitution, we, the Badminton Association of India, are moving a vote of no confidence against N. Ramachandran, president, IOA,” BAI president Akhilesh Das Gupta wrote in a letter addressed to the IOA.
“We request you to convene the Special General Meeting (SGM) of IOA at the earliest to discuss on the vote of confidence against N. Ramachandran, president, IOA.”
Earlier, Hockey India (HI) demanded that a no-confidence motion be moved against Ramachandran. HI president Narinder Batra on Thursday initiated a move for an SGBM to discuss Ramachandran’s future.
Batra said he didn’t endorse Ramachandran’s style of functioning which, he said, has weakened the IOA.
The discontent within the IOA swelled during the recent visit of International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach.
Members of the IOA, representatives of the National Sports Federations (NSFs) and state units were not only peeved over the “lack of protocol” towards Bach but also with the treatment meted out to them during their meeting with the IOC supremo.
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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