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Arsenal train ahead of UEFA Europa League QF
London, April 4 (IANS) Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger on Wednesday held a training session for his North London side ahead of its encounter with CSKA Moscow in the first-leg quarter-final tie of the UEFA Europa League.
Wenger led the exercises at Arsenal’s training ground in chilly temperatures that forced German international Mesut Özil to sport a neckwarmer, reports Efe.
At a press conference, Wenger said his focus for Thursday night’s clash would be to ensure Arsenal don’t concede a home goal to CSKA Moscow.
“Ideally, you want to combine both scoring goals and not conceding, but the situations are not always ideal. But when we play away from home we have the same advantage,” he said.
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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.