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Guardiola happy after Burnley draw
Manchester, Feb 3 (IANS) Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola has backed his side saying the players gave an outstanding performance and he is happy after clinching only one point from the draw against Burnley on Saturday.
The Manchester club were denied a victory after midfielder Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson Gudmundsson scored an equaliser in the 81st minute for Burnley through a half-volley.
For Manchester City, Brazilian Danilo (22nd) had provided the lead in the first-half.
“Playing in the Premier League, especially away, in the last 10 minutes with the score at 1-0, anything can happen,” Guardiola was quoted saying by Manchester City website.
“But we gave, in general, an outstanding performance. We are happy for the performance.
“We played good. Maybe people don’t realise, but the way we played was outstanding,” Guardiola added.
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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.