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HIL franchises allowed to retain up to six players
New Delhi: With the players auction slated to take place in September, the Hockey India League (HIL) on Monday confirmed that the six existing franchises have the option to retain up to three domestic and three international players from their previous squad.
“The franchises will submit to HIL by July 20 the confirmation of the players they would like to retain from the squad contracted up to 2015,” a release said.
In this year’s HIL, Ranchi Rays, co-owned by Indian cricket icon Mahendra Singh Dhoni, emerged champions, defeating Jaypee Punjab Warriors.
Presently the league boasts of six teams with a minimum of 10 international players and 14 domestic players in each squad. Amongst the foreign players already present, world champions Australia alone had 26 players – the highest number of foreign players in the 2015 HIL.
HIL chairman Narinder Dhruv Batra said: “The move is aimed at giving an opportunity to the franchisee to retain the best talent among their existing squad. This way the teams will have a healthy mix of existing good players and young newcomers who will get a chance to learn from the experienced members.
“With the opportunity to retain up to three domestic and three foreign players, each of the franchises can retain players that are recognized with their team and have a connection to their teams fan base.”
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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