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Australia optmistic ahead of Asian Cup final clash
Newcastle (Australia): Australia’s coach Ange Postecoglou is optimistic about his team’s chances in the Asian Cup football tournament final against South Korea after beating the Unite Arab Emirates (UAE) 2-0 in the semifinals.
Postecoglou said his team would not miss the chance to win the Asian Cup title at home. They would face South Korea in the final in Sydney Saturday, who beat Iraq 2-0 Monday to reach the final, as per reports.
Having lost 0-1 to Japan in the final of the 2011 edition of the tournament, Postecoglou insisted Australia were firmly focused on landing the maiden continental title this.
“They are already in recovery mode and doing the right things as they have done all tournament,” Postecoglou said Tuesday.
Australia have now scored 12 goals in their five games, while only conceding twice. Ten different players have now scored for Postecoglou’s side during the campaign.
“I think we have been very good in the whole tournament. There haven’t been too many periods in any games where I have felt we’ve been dominated, so for the most part we have been pretty solid,” added Postecoglou.
“The players have got real belief now and they are getting the rewards, so hopefully that means they keep progressing and challenging themselves to be better.”
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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