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Marseille’s Mandanda & Rami sidelined due to injuries
Paris, April 2 (IANS) Marseille are facing huge challenges consolidating their third position in Ligue 1 as goalkeeper Steve Mandanda and defender Adil Rami will be sidelined for the next few games, the French football club announced on Monday.
Both players were injured in last Saturday’s 3-1 road victory over Dijon, reported Xinhua news agency.
After being examined by doctors, Mandanda was found to be suffering a muscle tear in his right thigh and is estimated to be unavailable for 4-6 weeks. Rami suffered a tear in his left calf, and will be off the field for 10-15 days.
With seven matches remaining, Marseille have a two-point advantage over Lyon who are on third, which is the Champions League playoff spot for Ligue 1 teams.
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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.