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Revolution midfielder Jones banned from World Cup qualifiers
New York: New England Revolution midfielder Jermaine Jones will miss two United States World Cup qualifiers in March after he was confirmed to face a six-game suspension from Major League Soccer(MLS).
Jones was on Friday banned and fined an untold amount for pushing referee Mark Geiger in the Revolution’s MLS Cup playoff loss to DC United on October 28, as per reports.
The league commissioner Don Garber backed the punishment, although his suspension had been appealed by the MLS Players’ Union.
“Jones will miss his first six MLS regular-season matches in 2016 and is ineligible to play in any soccer competition while serving the suspension,” MLS said in a statement.
He will also miss national team duty when the US play Guatemala twice in March in the 2018 World Cup qualifying.
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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.