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Former Argentina coach Sabella undergoes angioplasty
Buenos Aires: Former Argentine football team coach Alejandro Sabella has undergone an angioplasty.
Sabella led Argetina to a runners-up finish at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He was hospitalised on Sunday evening in the city of La Plata, 60 km south of Buenos Aires, with strong chest pains, as per reports.
According to the medical report released on Monday, the 61-year-old Sabella “underwent a angioplasty procedure for hypertension (high blood pressure) and acute coronary syndrome,” at the Hospital Espanol.
The health centre also informed that after the procedure Sabella is “stable” and should stay “under observation for the next 24 to 48 hours.”
After the World Cup in Brazil, where Argentina came second after losing 0-1 in the final against Germany, the coach did not continue working despite receiving offers from clubs in various countries.
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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.