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Constantine appointed Indian football team head coach
New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Friday confirmed the appointment of Stephen Constantine as the head coach of the national team.
“Constantine will also be in charge of the India Under-23 national team. He is expected to take charge from the first week of February, 2015,” AIFF said in a release.
Constantine was at the helm of affairs of the Indian team from 2002 till 2005, during which tie they won the LG Cup in Vietnam and finished runners-up in the Afro-Asian Games.
He was the coach of the Rwanda national team before taking up this post. The Englishman guided the Africans to their highest-ever world ranking of 68 in last month’s FIFA ranking.
The London-born coach expressed his happiness at the development and said he needed a team effort for the progress of football in the country.
“I want to thank everyone for the support, this is going to be a team effort and that includes everyone who wants Indian football to progress,” he said on Twitter Friday.
Earlier this month, the AIFF offered the top position to Constantine after selecting him from a shortlist that also included Indian Super League (ISL) team NorthEast United FC.
The position was left vacant after Dutchman Wim Koevermans resigned in October following a 2-3 loss to Palestine. The Indian team are currently at its lowest ebb, lying at the 171st spot among 209 affiliated associations in the FIFA rankings.
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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