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Barcelona coach Valverde downplays Messi injury concerns
Barcelona, March 28 (IANS) Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde on Wednesday downplayed concerns about the physical condition of superstar Lionel Messi, despite the Argentina and Barcelona forward sitting out his national football team’s last two friendlies due to muscle problems.
Although Valverde said he did not have the full picture of Messi’s injury, the coach said he was not worried and that the Argentine player would be medically examined on Thursday to evaluate his physical condition, reports Efe.
“Messi finished the last match against Athletic Club well, and we hope that it’s nothing serious,” Valverde said.
“We will play in all of the competitions this month, and we will see how the players are when they return from international duty,” he added.
Messi’s absence was felt on Tuesday during Argentina’s 1-6 drubbing at the hands of Spain during the pre-World Cup friendly at Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano stadium.
Messi also missed the friendly against Italy last Friday, in which an out-of-sorts Argentina nevertheless managed to win 2-0 against an Italian team currently in rebuilding mode after failing to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years.
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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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