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Mid-fielder Sissoko happy at Newcastle
London: Newcastle United FC mid-fielder Moussa Sissoko insisted Friday that he is happy at Newcastle, despite interest from Arsenal.
The France international has impressed for the Magpies this season and that has alerted Arsene Wenger to his talents, with the Gunners boss mulling over a 16 million pounds move for the former Toulouse FC man, reports mirror.co.uk.
But Sissoko has cooled the transfer talk for now by declaring how comfortable and happy he is with his role at St. James’ Park.
“The coach (Alan Pardew) considers me an important part of the group particularly because of my international status and good performances for the team since arriving at Newcastle,” Sissoko said.
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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.