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Neymar can outshine Ronaldo, Messi, says Roberto Carlos
Rio de Janeiro, March 29 (IANS) Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Roberto Carlos believes Neymar has what it takes to be the best footballer in the world, even while Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are still playing.
The 44-year-old on Wednesday took to social media to deny media reports in which he was quoted as saying that Neymar could only be the top-ranked player when Ronaldo and Messi retire, reports Xinhua news agency.
Carlos also rejected having said that Brazil are not favourites to win the World Cup, which begins in Russia on June 14.
“I want to clarify that at no time did I say that Brazil was not a favourite for the World Cup and that Neymar would not be the world’s best player against Cristiano Ronaldo and (Lionel) Messi,” Carlos wrote in an Instagram post.
“What I actually said is that Brazil looks strong entering the competition and shares favouritism with other teams from Europe and South America, as always,” he added.
“I’m Brazilian and … I’ll never have anything but praise for our national team. Neymar is one of the best players on the planet and has every possibility of becoming the best in the world, against anybody. It’s up to him.”
Messi and Ronaldo have dominated football’s major individual honours over the past decade, having won FIFA’s best player award five times each over the period.
Carlos, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, now works as an ambassador for Real Madrid in the Asia-Pacific region.
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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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