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Hazard wins Belgian player of the year award
London, Jan 3 (IANS) For his sterling performances this season and the last one, Chelsea star Eden Hazard has been named the Belgian football federation KBVB’s “Devil of the Year”, seeing off competition from Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku.
Hazard succeeded Dries Mertens, earning 10,280 votes in an internet poll organised by his country’s national federation, to become Belgian national team’s top man.
That put him well ahead of De Bruyne, who polled 4,710 votes, with Lukaku third on 3,223.
Hazard’s Chelsea teammates Michy Batshuayi and Thibaut Courtois were also in contention for the award along with United’s Marouane Fellaini, Napoli’s Dries Mertens, Crystal Palace forward Christian Benteke, Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen and West Bromwich Albion’s Nacer Chadli.
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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.