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Kuyt stars in Feyenoord win

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Kuyt stars in Feyenoord winKerkrade(The Netherlands):  Dutch football league leaders Feyenoord began the second half of the Eredivisie season with a 2-0 win at Roda JC Kerkrade here.Without key midfielder Karim El Ahmadi, who was called up to play for Morocco at the African Cup of Nations, Feyenoord initially had difficulties in finding a gap in the tight Roda defence during the Sunday evening game, reports Xinhua news agency. It took until the 69th minute for Kuyt to break the deadlock for Feyenoord.

The captain had no hesitation in converting an opportunity within the penalty area although the television images showed that he received the ball in offside position.Eljero Elia sealed the issue for the visitors in the 88th minute.Also on Sunday, Ajax Amsterdam defeated PEC Zwolle 3-1. With the teams locked 0-0 at the break, 17-year-old debutant Justin Kluivert, the son of former Ajax and FC Barcelona star Patrick Kluivert, made the difference in the second half.Feyenoord now lead the Eredivisie table with 45 points from 18 matches, followed by Ajax (40), PSV Eindhoven (37), SC Heerenveen (32) and AZ Alkmaar (31).

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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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