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Ex-Brazil stopper Dida on Coritiba radar
Rio de Janeiro: Internacional could sell former Brazil goalkeeper Dida to their Brazilian Serie A rivals Coritiba, the Porto Alegre football club has said.
The ex-AC Milan stopper has played just one match this year, having been made Internacional’s second-choice in goal behind 22-year-old Alisson, as per reports.
“There is a possibility. The question has been raised and we will look into it during the week,” Internacional football director Carlos Pellegrini said on Sunday.
Coritiba are still searching for a regular goalkeeper after trading former incumbent Vanderlei to Santos in January.
Dida joined Internacional last year after short spells with Portuguesa and Gremio.
The 41-year-old won 91 caps for Brazil and was a member of the Brazilian squad that won the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
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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.