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Villarreal’s Castillejo rejoins training
Castellon (Spain), Feb 6 (IANS) Villarreal midfielder Samu Castillejo on Tuesday returned to working out with his teammates, signalling his recovery from a leg injury received during last weekend’s La Liga match against Real Betis.
Castillejo suffered a bruise to his fibula bone during his side’s 1-2 loss on Saturday, reports Efe.
Villarreal’s coach Javier Calleja is expected to be able to count on Castillejo in the upcoming match against Alaves on February 10, along with Adrian Marin Gomez, who also returned to group training on Tuesday after being sidelined for three weeks.
Midfielder Roberto Soriano remained unable to exercise due to ongoing knee problems.
Villarreal are currently missing Bruno Soriano, Andres Fernandez, Nicola Sansone and Ruben Semedo because of injuries.
Villarreal hold the fifth position in the La Liga table with 37 points, just two points behind defending champion Real Madrid, while unbeaten Barcelona lead the table with 58 points.
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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.