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Goalkeeper Muslera left out of Uruguay squad for friendlies
Montevideo, Nov 3 (IANS) Galatasaray goalkeeper Fernando Muslera has been left out of Uruguay’s squad for the friendlies against Poland and Austria.
Also absent from Oscar Tabarez’s 23-man list was Las Palmas centre-back Mauricio Lemos and Racing midfielder Arevalo Rios, the Uruguayan Football Association (UAF) said on Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency.
But there were call ups for left back Guillermo Varela and midfielder Cristian Rodriguez, both of Penarol, as well as Nacional midfielder Alvaro Gonzalez.
Last month, the UAF announced that Barcelona forward Luis Suarez would miss the matches as he recovers from a knee injury.
Uruguay will play Poland in Warsaw on November 10 followed by a clash with Austria in Vienna four days later.
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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.