Dehradun, Dec 15 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday once again used cricket terminology to heap praise on Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.

"When I came to Uttarakhand last time, I had called him (Dhami) a powerful batsman (dhakad batsman), but before coming here when I saw a list of all that he has done in a short span of time, I want to say that he is not just a powerful batsman, but also a good bowler who can have an opponent clean bowled in the blink of an eye," Singh said.

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The defence minister had earlier praised Dhami using cricket terminology during his last two visits to the state, describing him on one occasion as a 'powerful batsman' and on another occasion as a 'good finisher like Mahendra Singh Dhoni'.

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