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Veratti wants to stay at PSG
Paris: Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) rising star Marco Veratti has delivered a huge blow to clubs eyeing him in the beginning of the European transfer window by saying he was happy to stay with the French champions.
The 22-year-old, who moved to Les Parisiens in 2012 from Italy’s third tier club Pescara, has been tracked by English Premier League’s Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United since bursting onto the scene at PSG, as per reports.
But Veratti told Gazzetta dello Sport Friday that he’s happy in Paris, though, still has dreams of playing in the Italian top flight.
“One day I want to play in ,” he said.
“Back when I used to play for Pescara, I was sought after by a lot of clubs, but if I’d ended up in Juventus I doubt they would have given me the same space that I have with PSG,” said the midfielder.
Veratti insisted that Paris is the right place for him.
“I am in a great club and I think I made the right choice, because in Italy there is less faith in youth.”
“I, on the other hand, believe that if a player is good, then he should play regardless,” he added.
The Ligue 1 defending champions are third in the winter break, trailing Marseille by three points.
“PSG can still win everything. We are third in the league, but we’ll climb back up. In the Champions League we’ll try going as far as we can,” commented Veratti.
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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.