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Goalkeeper Valdes joins Man. United
London: Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has signed with English Premier league outfit Manchester United.
Valdes inked an 18-month contract with the option for a further year. The 32-year-old will be a backup to the team’s first choice goalkeeper David de Gea, as per reports.
Valdes has trained with the United’s first team since October after he recovered from a knee injury.
“Now, in the moment, (De Gea) is the best goalkeeper in the world,” Valdes said. “His performances every day and in every game shows everybody that his level is very high. He has had a great year.”
The veteran was selected in Barcelona’s first team in 2002 by Louis van Gaal who recruited Valdes again as he is in charge of the United.
Valdes’ career in the club is full of cups and glories, but he remained a backup to Iker Casillas Fernandez in the Spainish national team.
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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.