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Mumbai City FC sign Tunisia’s Benachour
Mumbai: Mumbai City FC on Tuesday signed Tunisian footballer Selim Benachour for the second edition of the Indian Super League (ISL).
Benachour started his career with Paris Saint-Germain in 2001 as an attacking midfielder and stayed until 2005. In 2009, he moved to La Liga side Malaga. He then signed a two-year contract with Cypriot club APOEL, helping it win the 2012-13 Cypriot First Division.
In the 2013-14 season, he appeared in two Europa League group stage matches for APOEL and won the Cypriot League, the Cypriot Cup and the Cypriot Super Cup.
He was widely considered as one of Tunisia’s best players, an elegant play maker with range of passing and great vision while playing for Tunisia’s national squad in the 2002 World Cup.
“I am extremely happy to join forces with my former teammate Nicolas Anelka. I am also very excited to be a part of Mumbai City FC in the ISL and all that this league has to offer. I heard a lot about the ISL and Mumbai City FC last year and I cannot wait to start training with my new teammates,” Benachour said.
In ISL 2015, the Mumbai outfit will be coached by marquee manager and player Anelka and they start their campaign against FC Pune City on October 5.
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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