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No Messi in starting 11 for Argentina vs Spain friendly
Madrid, March 27 (IANS) Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was not included in a possible starting lineup for his national team’s friendly match against Spain on Tuesday, according to a list on the Argentine Football Association website.
Muscle problems had kept Messi out of the friendly against Italy on Friday, and although Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli said in the pre-match press conference on Tuesday that the Barça star was set to play, Messi’s name did not appear on the AFA website, reports Efe.
The list included goalkeeper Sergio Romero; defenders Fabricio Bustos, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Rojo and Nicolas Tagliafico; midfielders Javier Mascherano, Ever Banega, Giovani Lo Celso, Maximiliano Meza and Cristian Pavon; and forward Gonzalo Higuain.
The Barça forward has been suffering from muscle pain in his hamstring and right adductor, and Sampaoli acknowledged to the media that he would not risk calling him up if the pain continued.
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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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