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Real Madrid’s Bale to miss Atletico game with injury
Madrid, Nov 11 (IANS) Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale was diagnosed with a muscle strain in his left leg and will miss the November 18 match with Atletico Madrid, the La Liga side said.
The Welsh international resumed team workouts at the end of last week after recovering from an injury suffered during the Blancos’ 3-1 Champions League away win over Borussia Dortmund on September 26, reports Efe.
The 28-year-old Bale was cautiously approaching his return to top form to be ready for the Madrid derby.
The injury disclosed Friday is Bale’s 19th since joining Real Madrid four years ago from Tottenham Hotspur and he could be sidelined for anywhere from 10 to 30 days.
Bale stands to miss both the Atletico match and a Champions League game against APOEL.
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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.