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In better form than I was at World Cup: Messi
La Serena (Chile): Barcelona star footballer Lionel Messi says he is in better form than last year and expects Argentina to win the 2015 Copa America after the disappointment of losing the World Cup final a year ago.
Messi, who just helped Barcelona deliver a treble of Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey, has re-gathered with Argentinean teammates and started preparing for Copa America, a news agency reported.
“Today, I get better than the last World Cup. Last year most of us were recovering from injuries. I don’t know whether it’s the best moment of my career, but I do feel good and happy, when I go onto the court I can achieve things as people want,” Messi said here on Tuesday.
Argentina went down to Germany in extra-time during last year’s World Cup final, a result which left the Barcelona man still searching for a major honour with his country.
“This group deserves to get something after the World Cup. It’s a dream to get a (trophy) with Argentina. Individually and physically, we are better than we were at the World Cup,” Messi said.
“We have great players to lift the Copa. But we have to prove it on the field, because we have great rivals who want the same and it won’t be easy,” he said.
Although he believes his team is “favourite” to win in Chile, he warned that it is a Copa America which has a balance of power among several teams, praising hosts Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.
Argentina have been placed with defending champions Uruguay, 2011 finalists Paraguay and CONCACAF team Jamaica in Group B and will play their opener against Paraguay on June 13.
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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