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Pele hails Messi,upbeat about Brazil World Cup chances
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 22 (IANS) Brazil football great Pele would still prefer Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi in his team over Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, despite the latter’s recent dominance of the Ballon d’Or award.
Ronaldo last year won his fourth Ballon d’Or in the past five years to equal Messi as a five-time recipient of football’s top individual honour, reports Xinhua.
“I would still choose Messi,” Pele told TV Globo on Sunday. “Scoring goals is important, without doubt, but if there isn’t anybody there to set it up, the ball won’t go into the net. In my team, I’d prefer Messi.”
Pele, who is widely regarded as the world’s best ever player, was optimistic about Brazil’s chances of winning this year’s World Cup in Russia.
After a poor start to their qualifying campaign, Brazil finished top of the South America group and are now one of the tournament favourites.
“Until recently I was a little concerned. But now it’s a team that has established itself. I’m more confident because Tite is giving the players belief,” the three-time World Cup winner added.
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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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