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Tevez to become world’s highest paid footballer
Beijing:Former Argentina star Carlos Tevez is set to become the world’s highest paid footballer after signing a $40 million per season deal with Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.
Shenhua and Argentina club Boca Juniors announced the $11 million transfer agreement for the 32-year-old Tevez on Thursday following weeks of rumours and speculation, reports Efe news agency.
However this deal is not the first time Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, the largest Chinese city’s main soccer club, has caught international media attention.Stars including Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka have already donned the club’s jersey.
Fans of the club, owned by the local real estate group Greenland, have already seen players including former Valencia and Levante midfielder Mohamed Sissoko and Australian striker Tim Cahill play for Shenhua.
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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.