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Newcastle defender Taylor ruled out for several weeks
London: Newcastle defender Steven Taylor’s season could be over after he suffered a suspected ruptured achilles tendon.
The 28-year-old, who had earlier given his side the lead, limped off the pitch an hour into the Magpies’ 3-3 draw with Burnley at St James’ Park Thursday afternoon and acting manager John Carver later revealed the club’s medics are fearing the worst, as per reports.
“Unfortunately, we have lost Steven Taylor. It looks like he has ruptured his achilles tendon – and it’s not the one he did previously, so I think that’s the end of him now for the season,” Carver said.
“It was great for him to get the goal at a set-play, it was set up for him. But when he landed, you could tell the way he landed it was something to do with the calf or Achilles and unfortunately it’s not looking good.”
It proved a day for casualties on Tyneside as Burnley lost three men before half-time with Jason Shackell and Dean Marney leaving the field under their own steam and Kevin Long, who was making his league debut as a 17th-minute substitute for Shackell, being carried off on a stretcher just 18 minutes later.
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.
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