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Camp Nou to host King’s Cup final
Barcelona: The Spanish football federation (RFEF) said this season’s King’s Cup final between Athletic Club Bilbao and FC Barcelona will be played at Camp Nou here on May 30.
Both finalists had asked for the game to be played at Real Madrid’s 78,000 capacity Santiago Bernabeu.
Last week, they sent a joint letter to RFEF requesting that the Madrid stadium be the venue, arguing that it is the biggest neutral ground in Spain, as per reports.
Madrid is relatively easy to reach for both sets of supporters and the capital city has enough hotels to accommodate everyone with no problem.
However, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who describes themselves as a ‘club of gentlemen’, refused to cede the ground to Athletic and Barcelona for the second time in three years, forcing both sides to agree on an alternative venue.
Athletic asked for the final to be played in Seville in Betis’ Benito Vilamarin while Barcelona preferred Valencia’s Mestalla and the two were unable to reach agreement.
That meant the RFEF members voted on the final and they decided to play in Barcelona’s Camp Nou, which has a capacity of 99,000, much greater than either Mestalla or Athletic’s San Mames, which was also mooted as a possible venue.
Barcelona will have a clear advantage in playing in a ground which they are used to while Athletic will think that their support will perhaps outnumber Barcelona fans in the stadium.
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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