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Real defender Danilo sustains right foot injury
Madrid: Record European football champions Real Madrid have announced that Brazilian defender Danilo has suffered “a plantar fasciitis tear in his right foot”.
“Following tests carried out on Danilo today (Thursday) in the Sanitas La Moraleja University Hospital, the player has been diagnosed with a plantar fasciitis tear in his right foot,” Real said in a statement.
Although Real indicated only that the recovery period would depend on the Brazilian’s response to treatment, the defender could be out for a month, and will miss La Liga games against Espanyol and Atletico Madrid on September 12 and October 4, respectively, Efe reported.
The 24-year-old was injured in a friendly of his national team against Costa Rica on September 5 in New Jersey, but he played for the full 90 minutes, while he was a substitute during the next match against the US.
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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.