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Nadal out for 3 weeks due to leg injury
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal said on Wednesday that he will be sidelined for three weeks due to a muscle injury in his right leg, which forced him to withdraw during an Australian Open quarter-final match.
The 31-year-old said on his Facebook account that the extent of the injury had been clarified after an MRI scan showed a first-grade lesion in his right leg muscle and that his doctors had told him he could resume working out after two weeks, reports Efe.
“Although it hurts to retire from a Grand Slam quarter-finals, the injury is not that serious. In the next few days I will rest and undergo anti-inflammatory physiotherapy,” the 16-time Grand Slam champion said.
The three-time finalist in Melbourne pointed out that the injury was not expected to prevent him from participating in the Acapulco Open, Indian Wells or Miami Open tournaments.
On Tuesday, Nadal retired during the fifth set in the Australian Open quarter-finals against Croatia’s Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2, 2-0.
While trailing 1-4 in the fourth set, Nadal called for the physiotherapist and struggled for a few more games, only to call it quits in the next set after competing for three hours and 47 minutes.
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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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