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France winger Thauvin ruled out for around 2 weeks
Paris, March 27 (IANS) After picking up a left hamstring injury on international duty with France, winger Florian Thauvin is estimated to be ruled out for 10 to 15 days, his football club Marseille announced on Tuesday.
“Florian Thauvin has suffered a muscle injury to his left hamstring. The injury was picked up while on French national team duty during the international break,” the club said in a statement, reports Xinhua news agency.
“His absence from competitive action is estimated to be around 10-15 days,” it added.
Thauvin didn’t fly to Saint Petersburg with the national team for Tuesday’s international friendly against World Cup hosts Russia.
Thauvin spearheaded the Marseille side to current third position on the French Ligue 1 tables with his 16 goals and 10 assists.
He is expected to take up his position in Les Bleus’ 23-man squad at the 2018 World Cup.
France will meet Australia, Peru and Denmark in Group C matches.
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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.