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Syria’s Omar Kharbin named Asian Player of the Year (Lead)
Bangkok, Nov 30 (IANS) Syrian footballer Omar Kharbin was named the AFC men’s Player of the Year 2017, while Japanese Takafumi Hori won the men’s Coach of the Year title here.
The Syria forward has made 36 appearances for his national team scoring 16 goals since 2016. He plays for the Al-Hilal in Saudi Professional League.
The 23-year-old also became the first Syrian ever to win the Asian Footballer of the Year on Wednesday.
“AFC Player of the Year: Omar Khrbin Congratulations,” AFC tweeted.
Among the other awards, Korean Son Heung-min was named International Player of the Year, Lee Seungwoo the men’s Youth Player of the Year and Samantha Kerr given the Women’s Player of the Year title.
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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.