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Jaisha, Lalita to take part in Kolkata 25K run
Kolkata: Top Indian athletes, including the likes of O.P. Jaisha, Lalita Babar and Sudha Singh, will compete in the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K to be held on December 20.
This is the second edition of the race, with it being the country’s first accredited 25-km distance running event.
Kerala’s Jaisha is the current full marathon national record holder for her performance at the Mumbai Marathon 2015 and achieved her personal best at the full marathon at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.
She is also a former national record holder in the 3,000 metres steeplechase.
Lalita will also be a strong favourite as she regained the title in the Delhi Half Marathon among the Indians. She is the current Indian national record holder in the 3,000m steeplechase.
She is a three-time winner of the Mumbai Marathon and recently won the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships.
Sudha, a consistent performer in steeplechase events, is an Asian Games gold medallist in 2010.
Apart from these, there are 22 other noted Indian athletes that will participate in the second edition of the run.
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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