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India retains 102nd spot; Germany tops latest FIFA rankings
Zurich, Feb 15 (IANS) The India football team remained stagnant at the 102nd spot in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday while 2014 World Cup Champions Germany continued to maintain their top position.
The Sunil Chhetri-led side, who were deprived of any international fixture throughout the previous month, retained their spot with 333 points while the Joachim Löw-managed Germany stayed on top with 1602 ratings.
Meanwhile, the 2018 FIFA World Cup-bound Iceland have climbed to an all-time high position of 18 in the latest World Rankings.
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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.