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Argentina name three uncapped players for World Cup qualifiers
Buenos Aires, Aug 28 (IANS) Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has added three uncapped players to his squad for the football team’s World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela.
Independiente right-back Fabricio Bustos, Boca Juniors striker Dario Benedetto and Lanus forward Lautaro Acosta were among four Argentina-based players included by Sampaoli. reports Xinhua news agency.
The other was veteran River Plate left-back Javier Pinola, who has been capped just twice for the Albiceleste despite making his international debut a decade ago.
The games against Uruguay in Montevideo on Thursday and Venezuela in Buenos Aires five days later will be Argentina’s first qualifiers under Jorge Sampaoli, who replaced Edgardo Bauza as coach in April.
Argentina are currently fifth in the 10-team South American zone standings, 11 points behind leaders Brazil with four matches remaining.
Only the top four teams will qualify directly for next year’s World Cup in Russia while the fifth-ranked side will advance to an inter-continental playoff.
Argentina squad:
Goalkeepers: Nahuel Guzman (Tigres), Sergio Romero (Manchester United), Geronimo Rulli (Real Sociedad).
Defenders: Federico Fazio (Roma), Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City), Nicolas Pareja (Sevilla), Fabricio Bustos (Independiente), Javier Pinola (River Plate).
Midfielders: Marcos Acuna (Sporting CP), Ever Banega (Sevilla), Lucas Biglia (AC Milan), Angel Di Maria (PSG), Augusto Fernandez (Atletico Madrid), Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United), Leandro Paredes (Zenit), Guido Pizarro (Sevilla), Eduardo Salvio (Benfica). Enditem(Michael Place)
Forwards: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Joaquin Correa (Sevilla), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Dario Benedetto (Boca Juniors), Lautaro Acosta (Lanus).
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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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