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Van Persie undergoes first training session with Feyenoord Rotterdam
Rotterdam (Netherlands), Jan 22 (IANS) Dutch football star Robin Van Persie on Monday underwent his first training session with his boyhood club Feyenoord Rotterdam here.
“1st training back with the team, @Feyenoord #RVPHomecoming,” the forward tweeted.
The 34-year-old made his senior football career debut with Feyenoord in 2001. He scored 15 goals in 61 appearances for the club till 2004, before he moved to English football giants Arsenal.
Van Persie also helped the club clinch the UEFA Cup in the 2001-02 season.
Feyenoord, who are currently placed fifth in the Eredivisie points table will next take on sixth positioned FC Utrecht on January 25.
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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.