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Leipzig coach regrets not signing Lahm, Lewandoski

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9 years ago

December 12, 2015

Berlin: German football club RB Leipzig’s head coach Ralf Rangnick on Saturday regretted his earlier decisions to turn down the chance to sign Philipp Lahm and Robert Lewandowski who are currently leading the charge for Bundesliga heavyweights Bayern Munich.

Rangnik said that he turned down the opportunity to sign them when he was in charge of Hannover (2001-2004) and TSG Hoffenheim (2006-2011).

Currently 32-year-old Lahm captains Bayern, while Lewandoski, 27, leads the attacking unit of the side coached by Pep Guardiola, They currently lead the Bundesliga standings with 40 points from 15 games.

“At the time Philipp played in midfield and I told the Bayern coach Hermann Gerland that I already have a player like him with Altin Lala. In retrospect, it must be said, of course, that we would have had use for Philipp Lahm,” Rangnik was quoted as saying by dailymail.co.uk.

The 57-year-old also moaned over his mistake during the Hoffenheim stint.

“At the time I rejected the transfer of Robert Lewandowski. We felt that, with how he played in Poland, he was no better than our players (Vedad) Ibisevic, (Demba) Ba or (Chinedu) Obasi.”

Leipzig are flying high in the Bundesliga 2 and remain in the automatic promotion spots, as they aim to gain a promotion to the top flight.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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2 years ago

May 5, 2022

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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.