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FIFA rejects call for fourth sub at Copa America

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Asuncion (Paraguay): FIFA has turned down a request by South American football’s governing body Conmebol to allow a fourth substitution at this year’s Copa America.

Conmebol last year wrote to FIFA asking for an extra substitute to be permitted when matches go into extra time, as per reports.

Speaking during a visit to Asuncion on Wednesday, FIFA president Joseph Blatter said the proposal had not been raised during last week’s International Football Association Board (IFAB) meeting in Belfast.

“There was no need to vote because it wasn’t discussed,” Blatter told reporters. “It wasn’t an opportune time to raise the issue.”

The Copa America will be played in Chile from June 11 to July 4. It will involve each of Conmebol’s 10 South American nations as well as Mexico and Jamaica.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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