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Flamengo near deal for Colombia striker Berrio

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orlando-berrio_1b0eg7mdst1lt1drwvtk5cm5yzRio de Janeiro: Brazilian giants Flamengo are close to signing Colombian footballer Orlando Berrio as they reinforce their squad for the upcoming Copa Libertadores.Flamengo have agreed in principal to pay Atletico Nacional of Medellin 5,000 U.S. dollars for the 25-year-old, according to sources with knowledge of the negotiations, reports Xinhua news agency.”We are in talks. We know that there is interest in him, but I’m not going to talk about particular cases now,” Atletico Nacional president Juan Carlos de la Cuesta told Globo Esporte on Wednesday.Berrio has been capped three times for Colombia, having been handed his international debut by coach Jose Pekerman last year.Flamengo qualified for this year’s Copa Libertadores – Latin America’s top club competition – by finishing third in the 2016 Brazilian Serie A championship.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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.

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