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Galatasaray’s De Jong joins Mainz
Berlin, Jan 9 (IANS) Mainz have signed veteran defensive midfielder Nigel de Jong from Turkish outfit Galatsaray with immediate effect, the struggling German football club announced on Tuesday.
The Netherlands international, whose running contract at Galatasaray has been voided, joins Mainz after putting pen to paper on a deal until the end of the season, reports Xinhua news agency.
“Nigel de Jong is a leader, a fighter, but also a top professional. He can help the team with his tremendous experience. We are happy that we could win a player with his qualities,” Mainz’ sporting director Rouven Schroeder said.
The 33-year-old Dutchman knows the Bundesliga as he played from 2006 until 2009 for Hamburg to make 66 games in Germany’s top flight. Mainz’ new arrival is a football veteran who played for Manchester City, AC Milan and Los Angeles Galaxy to make overall 506 competitive appearances.
“I want to help the club to achieve their sportive goals this season. I am grateful to those responsible for giving me the chance here and I am happy to return to the Bundesliga, one of the top European leagues,” De Jong told the club’s official homepage.
Mainz sit currently on the 15th place of the standings. They are two points adrift from the drop zone before they encounter newly promoted Hannover at the 18th round of Bundesliga on January 12.
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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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