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Messi, Neymar not in Barcelona squad for US tour

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Barcelona: South American stars Lionel Messi, Neymar and Javier Mascherano have been left out of the 24-member Barcelona squad for the European football champions’ upcoming pre-season tour to the US.

The Catalan side will play in the International Champions Cup, in which it will take on LA Galaxy, Manchester United and Chelsea as they travel through the US.

Head coach Luis Enrique named 24 players in the squad that will travel across the Atlantic on Saturday, with Messi, Neymar, Mascherano, Claudio Bravo and Dani Alves all missing, having been given extended holidays following their Copa America exploits, goal.com reported on Friday.

The coach has included new signings Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal, who will not be able to play in a competitive game for the club until January because of their transfer ban.

The full squad: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Jordi Masip, Jose Suarez, Gerard Pique, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Pedro, Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez, Rafinha, Marc Bartra, Douglas, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto, Adriano, Thomas Vermaelen, Jeremy Mathieu, Arda Turan, Aleix Vidal, Sandro, Munir, Alen Halilovic, Sergi Samper and Gerard Gumbau.

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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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