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AIFF referees head hits back at Sheringham’s jibe
Chennai, Dec 7 (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF) director of referees Goutam Kar on Thursday put it across ATK boss Teddy Sheringham by saying it is the coach’s responsibility to educate players so that they don’t “tackle with malice” on the football pitch.
Kar was reacting to Sheringham’s jibe at officials for not taking action against what he called “horrendous challenges” in the Indian Super League (ISL) matches.
“It is the coach’s responsibility to educate the players. They should not tackle with malice. The referee does his job and will punish whenever he feels it is harsh,” Kar told IANS on the sidelines of Chennaiyin FC’s fourth round game against the defending champions ATK.
Sheringham had on Wednesday said that referees are not taking stern action against “horrendous” tackles flying around in the ISL and that they are going unpunished.
“There have been some horrendous challenges. In all the games, not just the games against us. It’s not an excuse for not having good results. I think there have been horrendous challenges that have gone unpunished. I think I am very very surprised there has not been more injuries because of some of the challenges that have gone on,” Sheringham had said.
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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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