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Man United keeper De Gea suffers finger injury
Madrid: Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea will miss Spain’s two international matches after dislocating the little finger on his right hand.
De Gea will have to sit out Saturday’s Euro 2016 qualifying tie at home to Belarus and Tuesday’s friendly match against Germany after being forced out of Spain’s final training session ahead of the Belarus game, as per reports.
The Manchester United goalkeeper hurt himself while stopping a shot, which put his finger out of joint, and was treated by the doctor of the national team, Oscar Celada.
De Gea has suffered the injury in the past and although everything points to him remaining with the Spain squad until after the Germany game, he will not play in either of the two matches and must be considered a doubt for Manchester United’s next game in the Premier League, which sees Louis Van Gaal’s side travel to face Arsenal Nov 22.
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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.