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Dorival named as Santos coach

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Rio de Janeiro: Eight-time Brazilian Serie A champions Santos have announced Dorival Junior as their new coach.

Dorival, who also coached the club in 2010, signed a deal tying him to Santos until December 2017, reported a news agency.

“I am back with the best of intentions,” Dorival said in a statement published on the club’s website on Thursday. “We are going to work as hard as we can and we hope to have the support of the fans.”

The 53-year-old replaces Marcelo Fernandes, who filled the role temporarily after the sacking of Enderson Moreira in March.

His first match in charge will be the home clash at the Vila Belmiro stadium against Figueriense on Saturday.

Santos are currently 17th in the 20-team standings.

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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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