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Mourinho heaps praises on ‘good friend’ Alex Ferguson
London: English football club Chelsea’s coach Jose Mourinho has heaped praise on Alex Ferguson saying the former Manchester United manager is a very good friend and he likes him very much.
Mourinho said maximisation of talent have been one of the key features that made Ferguson one of most successful mangers of all time.
“Everything, his talent, the time he put his talent at the service of Manchester United and football in general,” he was quoted as saying by The Independent Wednesday.
“The passion that he has put in to everything, and after that in private moments, obviously, a good friend, a good person, a fantastic sense of humour. I like him very, very much.”
Mourinho also added that whenever he has required advice from the 72-year-old, he has never refused him and provided constant support.
“Now and again I’ve had questions to put to him and the way he has answered to me was always magnificent and a great support,” Mourinho said.
Ferguson was also full of praise for Mourinho some days earlier, saying it was “unfair” that the Chelsea manager was “good looking, multilingual and wins everything”.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
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.