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Prefer good season over retaining Champions League: Kroos
Madrid, Nov 17 (IANS) Real Madrid key midfielder Toni Kroos has said he prefers to have a good season with the club over retaining their Champions League title.
The Spanish football giants are currently defending their Champions League title after winning it for two consecutive seasons.
“I want to have a good season, regardless of whether we reach the Champions League final with Real Madrid or not,” the 27-year-old was quoted as saying by Spanish website Marca on Thursday.
The German also said he wants to be fit for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and try to win the tournament with his national side.
“The target is to be physically ready for the World Cup, we want to go far and win the tournament,” Kroos 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.