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Brazil’s Coutinho has only ‘remote chance’ of facing Japan
Paris, Nov 7 (IANS) Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho has only a remote chance of playing for Brazil in their international friendly against Japan on Friday, according to team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar.
Coutinho has missed Liverpool’s past two English Premier League matches with an adductor injury but partly trained with Brazil’s squad here on Monday, reports Xinhua news agency.
Though he is in doubt for Friday’s match in Lille, the 25-year-old is likely to be ready for Brazil’s clash against England at London’s Wembley stadium four days later.
“He probably won’t be fit enough to play against Japan,” Lasmar told reporters on Monday.
“If he does, he will probably come off the bench to play a few minutes at the end. It’s only a remote chance. Our focus is to have him back for the second match (against England),” he added.
Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar trained freely after recovering from a thigh problem that kept him out of his club’s 5-0 thrashing of Angers in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
The friendlies will be Brazil’s first fixtures since they completed their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign last month by finishing top of the South American zone’s CONMEBOL group.
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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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