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Dutch trio of Cillessen, Klaassen, Sneijder out against England
London: The Netherlands will take on England in an international football friendly match without the injured trio of Jasper Cillessen, Wesley Sneijder and Davy Klaassen, the Dutch football association (KNVB) has announced.
The team will travel to London late on Monday, reports Xinhua news agency.
Sneijder suffered a hamstring injury on Friday against France in Amsterdam in a 2-3 loss, while goalkeeper Cillessen broke his nose during a training session on Sunday after a clash with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Ajax midfielder Klaassen has knee problems. Dutch head coach Danny Blind called up Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Michel Vorm and PSV midfielder Marco van Ginkel as replacements.
The Netherlands are already without injured captain Arjen Robben on Tuesday at Wembley stadium. Under head coach Blind the Dutch team lost four of its last six matches.
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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.