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Shillong Lajong ends partnership with ISL team NE United

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Shillong: Shillong Lajong Football Club (SLFC) on Thursday ended its partnership with North East United Football Club, the Guwahati-based franchise of the Indian Super League (ISL).

The club has taken the decision to offload its holding in North East United FC in order to focus on the grassroots and youth development in the northeastern region, according to a release.

Shillong Lajong FC and actor John Abraham entered into a partnership last year to successfully bid for the ISL franchise which played its inaugural season with a base in Guwahati.

As many as 14 Shillong Lajong players from the various northeastern states such as Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Assam and Sikkim plied their trade for North East United FC.

“Lajong has decided to sell its stake in North East United in order to focus on our principal vision of building our youth development programmes for the north east region by creating tangible assets on the ground and inculcate the best of modern practices for youth development,” Shillong Lajong FC managing director Larsing Ming Sawyan said in a release.

“We remain committed to supporting the ISL, IMGR and All India Football Federation (AIFF) and shall continue to release our players for the ISL.”

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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