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Newcastle renews Paul Dummett’s contract until 2022
London, Feb 16 (IANS) English Premier League (EPL) club Newcastle United coach Rafael Benitez has announced the renewal of left-back Paul Dummett’s contract.
The 26-year-old defender, who has been at Newcastle since he was nine, will continue at St. James’ Park stadium until at least 2022, reports Efe.
“If you talk about players that are important for the team, normally people talk about goal scorers, midfielders and number tens but in modern football, there are not too many consistent left-sided full-backs,” said Benitez.
“Paul is exactly that; he understands the game and you know what you can expect from him week in, week out. That’s important when you have a lot of big games. He’s a player you can trust,” the Spanish coach continued.
Dummett has been in the club since he was nine years old and has worn the white-and-blue shirt of the ‘Magpies’ more than 100 times.
“It’s my boyhood club and I’ve been a supporter for many years so to extend my stay at the club for even longer is really important to me. I’ve always wanted to stay here and the manager and the club wanted to keep me so I’m really pleased to have signed the new contract,” Dummett said in a statement on the club’s website.
After 27 weeks, Newcastle are in the 13th place in the EPL with 28 points, just two places above the relegation zone.
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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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