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Brazil to appeal Neymar World Cup qualifying ban
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil’s football confederation (CBF) has said it is preparing to launch an appeal against their star striker Neymar’s ban from the Selecao’s first two 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
Neymar is still serving a four-match suspension delivered after his sending off in Brazil’s 0-1 loss to Colombia during the Copa America in Chile last month, as per reports.
But the CBF said it will argue the ruling should only apply to matches under the jurisdiction of South American football’s governing body Conmebol. World Cup qualifiers fall directly under the control of world governing body FIFA.
“We are going to submit an appeal to Conmebol and to FIFA,” said the CBF’s secretary general Walter Feldman on Thursday.
“Our interpretation is that the Copa America is continental and therefore is not specifically related to the World Cup qualifiers. As far as we are concerned Neymar is apt to play in the first qualifier. After studying the situation we feel that our chance (of a successful appeal) is big.”
The South American World Cup qualifying draw will be held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 25.
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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