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Nadal admits knee is not 100 per cent fit
Paris, Nov 3 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, who reached the Paris Masters quarter-finals after beating Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas, admitted that his right knee was not 100 per cent.
Nadal on Thursday said that he would compete in the upcoming ATP World Finals in London if nothing went wrong, reports Efe.
“It’s obvious my knee is not 100 percent fit. If not, I wouldn’t have asked the trainer to tape it,” Nadal said.
The World No.1 said the objective of the strapping was to support the kneecap but did not give more details.
“Even if I withdraw tomorrow, it does not mean that I would be 100 percent fit in London,” he added, insisting that if nothing went wrong he would play in less than two weeks in London.
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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.