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Atletico Mineiro sink Flamengo, rise to fourth
Rio de Janeiro: Atletico Mineiro rose to fourth in Brazil’s Serie A standings after Flamengo’s 4-0 rout.
Luan struck either side of halftime while Brazil international forward Diego Tardelli and Dodo were also on target at Belo Horizonte’s Independencia stadium Wednesday, as per reported.
Atletico now have 61 points with three matches remaining, one point ahead of Internacional and Gremio. Flamengo are 10th with 47 points.
In Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo’s hopes of avoiding relegation suffered a blow after a 0-1 loss to Figueirense at the Maracana stadium.
Franca’s second-half goal lifted Figueirense to 13th while Botafogo fell to second-last, at least six points from safety.
In other matches Wednesday, Santos drew 1-1 at Atletico Paranaense, Bahia won 1-0 at Criciuma, Coritiba held Vitoria 1-1, Sport won 2-0 at Palmeiras and Corinthians were 1-0 victors at Goias.
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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.