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Bruguera confident Nadal ready for Davis Cup after injury absence
Valencia, April 4 (IANS) Spain’s Davis Cup team captain Sergi Bruguera on Wednesday said he was confident Rafael Nadal would return to competitive action in two days’ time, when Spain hosts Germany in the quarterfinals of the international men’s team tournament.
World No. 1 Nadal has not played an official match since January, when a hip injury forced him to withdraw from the Australian Open quarterfinal against Croatia’s Marin Cilic, reports Efe.
“Rafa is training well. Very strongly and with confidence. He is healthy,” Bruguera said at a press conference.
Bruguera, a two-time French Open champion, said fellow Spain teammate Feliciano Lopez had recovered from a fever, which kept him from taking part in any training sessions in Valencia until Wednesday.
“Today he has risen well, with enthusiasm, energy and is already training,” Bruguera said.
Bruguera stressed it would be difficult to beat Germany with Alexander Zverev leading its team.
“Zverev is world No. 4. He was a finalist in Miami and a winner in Rome. He is a great competitor,” Spain’s team captain said.
Five-time Davis Cup champion Spain is to play Germany in Valencia April 6-8 for a place in the competition’s semifinals.
Spain has 26 consecutive victories at home, having not lost since 1999 against Brazil, and is only two away from equalling the all-time record of 28 straight home wins set by Italy in 1949.
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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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