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Sangakkara denies Rajapaksa sought his help
Christchurch: Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara Thursday denied he was asked by President Mahinda Rajapakse to support him in the upcoming presidential election.
News reports have said that Rajapakse had requested the 37-year-old to support him but the wicket-keeper declined to do so. Rajapaksa then reportedly urged him to endorse him but Sangakkara said no to that too.
“I was very surprised and disappointed to hear of a story being circulated regarding the president offering me money to support his election campaign. I would like to categorically confirm that at no time whatsoever have I been asked by the president in any manner to be a part of his campaign,” Sangakkara, who has featured in 128 Tests and 390 one-dayers, wrote on Facebook.
“These are just false stories concocted with malicious intent that are trying to use and abuse my name and I would like to request everyone to ignore them.”
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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