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Want to retire with ‘dignity’: Ronaldo
London: Spanish giants Real Madrid’s superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo has said he wants to end his career “with dignity” in a top club and not in relatively obscure but cash-rich football destinations like “the United States, Qatar or Dubai”.
Portugal’s national team skipper said he expected to play six or seven more seasons and hoped to finish his career at the highest level in a major European football club.
The remarks apparently referenced the recent wave of top players who have finished their careers outside of Europe’s top leagues, among them Major League Soccer (MLS) imports Didier Drogba, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Andrea Pirlo and David Villa, along with Spanish great Xavi Hernandez who signed with Qatari club Al Sadd in May.
“That does not mean it’s bad play in the leagues of the United States, Qatar or Dubai, but I do not see myself there,” Ronaldo was quoted as saying in ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show on Friday.
Ronaldo, who turns 31 in February, became Real Madrid’s all-time leading goalscorer (324 goals) last month and has thrice won the World Footballer of The Year Award.
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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