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David Moyes the best, says West Ham co-owner
London, Nov 8 (IANS) West Ham co-owner David Gold heaped praise on his newly-appointed club coach David Moyes and said he is the best man available.
Moyes was handed a six-month contract by West Ham on Tuesday following the sacking of Slaven Bilic after two English Premier League (EPL) wins from their first 11 games.
“I guess that’s what’s been our main reason for choosing David (experience), and I think it’s perfect for him and perfect for us. So I’m optimistic for the future,” the West Ham co-owner was quoted saying by Sky Sports on Tuesday.
“I’m pleased, I think we’ve got the best man that’s available at this time and I’m sure he’s going to take us forward,” Gold added.
Gold also said Moyes has plenty of experience and he has been successful as a coach in the recent past.
“You were talking about his experience, that’s what we need. He came from Preston, he was very successful at Preston and he was very successful at Everton, and we think he’s the right man for the job,” Gold said.
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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.