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Nadal called up for Davis Cup quarter-final against Germany
Madrid, March 27 (IANS) World No. 2 tennis player Rafael Nadal has joined the Spanish national tennis team ahead of the Davis Cup quarter-final against Germany, Spain captain Sergi Bruguera announced here on Tuesday.
Nadal, who has been injured since the Australian Open in January, will play alongside Roberto Bautista, Pablo Carreño, Feliciano Lopez and David Ferrer in the matches scheduled for April 6-8 at the iconic Plaza de Toros de Valencia.
“Rafa is getting better, coming out of his injury and training more. There’s still a week and a half to start the games, and there’s time,” Bruguera said.
Whichever team wins the duel in Valencia is to then face the victor of the France-Italy quarter-final, in which current champion France is to be hosted by Italy in Genoa.
Spain managed to win the first round of the World Group 3-1 against Great Britain in Marbella, Spain, with Albert Ramos instead of Nadal.
Spain has 26 consecutive victories at home, having not lost since 1999 against Brazil, and is only two away from equalling the all-time record of 28 straight home wins set by Italy in 1949.
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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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