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Romario backs Brazil to win gold in Rio

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Rio de Janeiro: Brazil is ready to end its quest for an elusive Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro next year, said former Selecao great Romario.

The Olympics is the only major international competition that Brazil has never won but Romario backed Dunga’s team to go one better than its runner-up finish in the London 2012 final.

“It’s a title that Brazil really needs and I personally believe that next year will be our turn,” Romario, who is now a Brazilian senator, told Rio2016.com on Thursday, as per reported.

Romario was part of the Brazil team that clinched silver at the 1988 Games in Seoul, where he led the tournament’s scoring chart with seven goals.

Brazil has claimed three silver and two bronze medals in Olympic football since 1984.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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