Sports
Restructure SAI, says sports ministry
New Delhi: In a firm statement to Sports Secretary Ajit Sharan, Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Wednesday asked for the restructuring of the Sports Authority of India (SAI).
Sonowal asked Sharan, who is also holding the charge of SAI Director General after Jiji Thomson quit last month, to bring about the change with immediate effect to create atleast nine more SAI regional centres and effectively manage the existing ones, especially in the northeast, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
This was done taking serious view of the fact that SAI is languishing due to non-availability of officers and coaches to man more than 80 prevalent centres spread across the country.
In the studies carried out by the Staff Inspection Unit (SIU) of the Department of Personnel, Government of India, also by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Sports and Tata Consultancy Services, many far reaching recommendations were made.
Sonowal repatriated the “deputanists” against regular posts in SAI and instructed Sharan to expedite and provide promotions to long pending cases and also to streamline the functioning of SAI.
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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