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Injury forces Bouchard to withdraw from IPTL
Dubai: Current World No.7 Eugenie Bouchard, who was to represent the UAE Royals in the inaugural International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), has been forced to withdraw from the event due to an injury she sustained in training Monday. French player Kristina Mladenovic will take Bouchard’s place.
“I’m really disappointed I will be unable to compete in the IPTL this year due to an injury that I recently suffered in practice. I was excited to be part of the first year and represent the team from Dubai. I wish all of the players the best of luck and I sincerely hope to be healthy and back next year,” Eugenie Bouchard said.
IPTL founder Mahesh Bhupathi said: “Genie’s exit is disappointing news but we’re glad that Kristina was readily available to take her place. We wish Genie a quick recovery and look forward to her joining us in season two.”
UAE Royals are all set for the three-day extravaganza that will see them playing their first ever IPTL match in Dubai against the Manila Mavericks.
The Royals include World No.1 Novak Djokovic, World No.9 Marin Cilic, former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki, legendary Goran Ivanisevic, who is also Cilic’s coach, doubles specialist Nenad Zimonjic, and Malek Jaziri.
IPTL will be held in the Philippines, India, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates between Nov 28 and Dec 13.
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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