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Juventus winger Cuadrado undergoes surgery
Turin, Jan 30 (IANS) Italian football giants Juventus announced that Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado underwent surgery on Tuesday in Munich on a longstanding groin problem and will be out of action for around 30 days.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Ulrike Muschaweck in Munich in the presence Juventus’ Dr. Claudio Rigo, the Turin club said in a statement.
“Upon returning to Italy the player will immediately start his rehabilitation programme, with a period of about 30 days rest being foreseen as necessary before he returns to training,” the statement said.
Cuadrado’s absence is a big problem for Juventus, who are still competing in the thee competitions.
Forward Paulo Dybala ia also injured and Juventus sent young winger Marko Pjaca on loan to Schalke prior to Cuadrado’s injury. In attack department, only Gonzalo Higuain, Mario Mandzukic, Douglas Costa and Federico Bernardeschi are fit and available.
Argentine Dybala is expected to return to full fitness in two weeks’ time.
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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.