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Shakhtar midfielder Fred gets Brazil Copa America call-up
Rio de Janeiro: Ukranian football club Shakhtar Donetsk playmaker Fred has been added to Brazil’s Copa America squad to replace injured German side VFL Wolfsburg’s midfielder Luiz Gustavo, the Brazilian football confederation (CBF) has said.
Fred, 22, was already training with the Brazil squad in Teresopolis, near Rio de Janeiro, after being called up by coach Dunga for friendlies against Mexico and Honduras next week, as per reports.
Gustavo will undergo knee surgery next week after suffering a meniscus injury with the Bundesliga club.
Brazil have been drawn in the same group as Colombia, Peru and Venezuela for the Copa America, to be held in Chile from June 11 to July 4.
Dunga’s team will prepare for the tournament by playing Mexico in Sao Paulo on June 7 and Honduras in Porto Alegre three days later.
They will begin their Copa America campaign against Peru in Temuco on June 14.
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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