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Dunga hits back at Thiago Silva over Brazil captaincy
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil coach Dunga has hit back at Thiago Silva, who criticised coach’s decision to strip the central defender of the Selecao captaincy.
Dunga took charge of Brazil in July following the team’s 1-7 loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-finals, as per reports.
One of his first decisions was to
replace Silva with Barcelona star Neymar.
“Nobody loses when you get to the national team because nobody is the owner of anything,” Brazil’s 1994 World Cup-winning captain was quoted saying by the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.
“When I took over there was no No. 9 or No. 10, no goalkeeping coach or fitness coach. Likewise there was no captain. I respect every player but this is my way of working.”
Silva earlier said that nobody had spoken to him about the decision.
“It seems like you lose your place, like they have taken something away from me,” he said.
Silva was left out of Brazil’s 4-0 friendly win over Turkey last week and is expected to again miss Tuesday’s clash against Austria in Vienna.
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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