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Thauvin to miss France’s football friendly against Russia
Paris, March 26 (IANS) France winger Florian Thauvin will miss Tuesday’s international football friendly against World Cup hosts Russia due to a hamstring injury, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Monday.
The French team, the 2016 European Championships runners-up, departed from Clairefontaine training base to Saint Petersburg, Russia on Monday morning, reports Xinhua news agency.
The Marseille winger was confirmed a left hamstring injury after receiving an MRI. France coach Didier Deschamps will not call up another player to replace him in the squad.
Thauvin was the pillar in keeping the Marseille side currently on third in the Ligue 1 standings with his 16 goals and 10 assists.
France, one of the World Cup title favourites, suffered a 3-2 turnaround against Colombia at Stade de France last Friday.
The 1998 World Cup champions are placed in Group C with Australia, Peru and Denmark at the 2018 World Cup to run from June 14 to July 15.
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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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