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Ronaldinho still important, says Fluminense coach
Rio De Janeiro: New Fluminense coach Eduardo Baptista on Friday vowed to give Ronaldinho “the attention he deserves” as the former Barcelona star struggles to adapt to life at his new club.
Ronaldinho is yet to score in six matches since joining the Rio de Janeiro outfit in July, reports a news agency.
On Wednesday, the 35-year-old was an unused substitute in Fluminense’s 4-1 home loss to Palmeiras, a result that cost coach Enderson Moreira his job.
“Ronaldinho carries weight, he is a player of extreme quality,” said Baptista, who was appointed on Thursday.
“He will get the attention he deserves. I have already spoken briefly with him and he showed himself very willing to help.”
Fluminense are currently ninth in Brazil’s Serie A standings with 33 points from 23 matches.
Baptista’s first match in charge of the team will be an away trip to Ponte Preta in the Serie A on Saturday.
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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