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Buffon says he admires Ronaldo
Rome, March 29 (IANS) Juventus captain and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon on Thursday expressed his admiration for Real Madrid’s Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, ahead of their clash in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.
In a live interview the Serie A club posted on Facebook ahead of the game scheduled for April 3, Buffon highlighted Ronaldo’s ability to maintain at top level despite getting older, reports Efe.
“I have got great respect for Cristiano Ronaldo because over time he has been able to improve as an athlete, as a player and also in terms of his mentality he is a great professional I respect him hugely, he is a very pragmatic and clear-headed individual in everything that he does and everything that he says as well,” Buffon said.
“In the recent years he has been very smart because he has changed the way he has played, he uses less energy than before because he plays further forward in attack but he is an incredibly surgical player. Very clinical,” he added.
Buffon also praised former Real Madrid’s net minder Iker Casillas, who currently plays with Porto, saying that the Spaniard had been showing that he had something special.
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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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