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Pacquiao to promote Philippines’s bid for FIBA World Cup

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Manila: Boxing star Manny Pacquiao said that he would promote the Philippines’ bid to host the 2019 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup.

“I’m going to Tokyo with the Philippine delegation to help in our bid to host FIBA 2019,” Pacquiao said in a statement on Wednesday, reports.

FIBA will announce the host in the Japanese capital next month. The Philippines faces a fierce competition with China as host for the 2019 event.

The 36-year-old Pacquiao was famous around the world for holding boxing world titles in eight weight divisions. He lost to arch-rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the “Fight of the Century” in May.

Pacquiao is also an avid basketball fan. Last year he signed as playing coach of a team in the Philippine professional basketball league.

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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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