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Goa wants National Games postponed

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gamesPanaji :The Goa government wants the National Games, which are scheduled to start in the first month of November later this year, to be postponed in view of the possibility of early state assembly elections.

“The National Games were tentatively finalised from November 5 to 19. However, due to the possibility of an early general assembly elections, the state has requested the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to defer the hosting of the Games to a later date,” Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar told the Goa legislative assembly in a written reply on Friday.

In September last year, the state government confirmed to the IOA November 5-19 as the dates for hosting National Games 2016.

Goa, which has been lagging behind in creation of infrastructure for the National Games, has already been warned that delay in raising infrastructure would force the IOA to change the venue for the pan-India sports event.

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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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