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United’s Jones in, Bailly out for Manchester derby

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Manchester, Dec 8 (IANS) Manchester United head coach Jose Mourinho on Friday said defenders Phil Jones will be available but Eric Bailly will miss out in the Manchester derby on Sunday.

Manchester United will host table toppers Manchester City in the forthcoming English Premier League (EPL) tie.

“Zlatan is available, Jones is available,” the Portuguese tactician was quoted saying by Sky Sports.

“Fellaini — I have to wait until tomorrow.

“Bailly is not available. Carrick is not available. Matic is injured but he plays,” Mourinho added.

Talking about the clash against Manchester City, Mourinho said: “To me it is one more big match against one of the best teams in the country, the first against the second.”

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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