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Wenger charged by FA for misconduct against officials
London, Jan 2 (IANS) Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for his misconduct against match officials during the English Premiere League (EPL) tie against West Brom.
The Frenchman was left frustrated after his defender Calum Chambers was penalised for a handball in the opponent box by referee Mike Dean on Sunday. Arsenal later went on register a 1-1 draw in that fixture.
Wenger allegedly misbehaved after the match in the officials’ changing room. He was also reportedly abusive and questioned the integrity of the referee, according to BBC Sport.
The Arsenal coach has time until 6 p.m. on Friday to respond to the FA charge.
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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.