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Scolari named coach of Guangzhou Evergrande

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Guangzhou:  Brazil’s 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has replaced Fabio Cannavaro as the head coach of Guangzhou Evergrande.

Scolari, 66, on Thursday signed a two-and-half-year deal with the Chinese Super League champions just two weeks after quitting as manager of Brazil’s Gremio, as per reports.

Cannavaro, who captained Italy to victory at the 2006 World Cup, took over as Guangzhou head coach only in December from his compatriot Marcello Lippi. Cannavaro guided Guangzhou to the top spot in the current season’s standings with seven wins from 13 matches.

“According to the club’s strategic development needs, it was decided to appoint Scolari as coach,” Guangzhou said.

It is understood Scolari will be joined by his long-time assistant coach Flavio Murtosa.

Scolari coached Brazil to victory at the 2002 World Cup. He returned for a second spell as the Selecao coach in late 2012 before being axed after the team’s shambolic 1-7 World Cup semi-final defeat to Germany last July.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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