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Atletico’s Player of the Month Diego Costa thanks fans for their vote
Madrid, Feb 8 (IANS) Spain forward Diego Costa on Thursday expressed his gratitude to Atletico Madrid’s fans for voting him Player of the Month for January, after beginning his second spell at the La Liga club.
The 29-year-old has played six matches since he was registered as an Atleti player on January 1, scoring three goals and assisting on two, reports Efe.
“I want to thank the fans for their love and for this award. It means a lot to me, to come back and win it in my first month. A big thank you to everyone,” Costa said in a video posted to the club’s website.
Costa rejoined Atletico from Chelsea in the summer transfer window but was unable to take part in matches until the beginning of this year, as FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee had barred Atletico from registering new players for two transfer windows due to irregularities in signing minors in January 2016.
“To play again for this shirt and team, I really wanted that. There is nothing better than starting off well, scoring goals and helping the team,” he added.
Atletico Madrid is due to play Malaga on Saturday in a La Liga match at La Rosaleda Stadium.
“To win or get a point, we need to give it our all in order to play a complete game,” he continued.
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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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