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Bayern coach Guardiola walks out of press briefing
Munich: Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola walked out of a news conference on Friday after being asked about reports linking him with the England football team.
Guardiola will be out of contract with the Bundesliga champions next June, but has refused to discuss his future publicly.
Reports suggested the Football Association (FA) of England wants the former Barcelona boss to succeed Roy Hodgson.
“Oh come on, I’m coach of Bayern Munich. Many thanks and auf wiedersehen (goodbye),” Guardiola was quoted as saying by the BBC.
He then left the briefing, organised to preview Bayern’s Bundesliga clash at FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday.
Hodgson’s contract with the England team expires after Euro 2016, and his future will not be discussed until the tournament is over, FA chief executive Martin Glenn has indicated.
Guardiola made it clear at his news conference that he did not want to discuss the issue, having earlier answered a more general question about his future plans with a polite “next question please”.
The 44-year-old has led Bayern to two Bundesliga titles in his two years at the club, yet he was questioned at the start of this season whether he was the right man for the job.
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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.