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FC Pune City assemble in Turkey for pre-season training
Antalya (Turkey): Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Pune City commenced their pre-season training and conditioning for the tournament here on Tuesday.
FC Pune City began their preparations at the state-of-the-art facilities of Gloria Sports Arena here under the watchful eyes of head coach David Platt, a release from the club said.
The arena is a modern sports complex with indoor, outdoor and aquatic sports facilities for over 50 different sports disciplines.
This is phase two of club’s pre-season training plans. In the first phase, a pre season conditioning was conducted at the team’s home ground at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium in Pune only for the Indian players.
Pune’s entire squad, including the foreign signings, has assembled here. Platt praised for the facilities and had encouraging words for the Indian players.
“The facilities here are top notch and as good as anywhere in the world. I am delighted with the attitude of players and their appetite to work hard. I had heard so much about the so called limitations of domestic players but none of that was in evidence here,” Platt said in the release.
The squad will train in Antalya until September 10. ISL begins on October 3.
Post that, the team will be back in Pune for the final phase of training before the season starts for the club against state rivals Mumbai FC at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium in Pune 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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