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I would coach Argentina for free: Maradona
Buenos Aires:Argentina legend Diego Maradona has expressed his desire to coach the national side and added that he is ready to work without payment.
Maradona had previously coached Argentina from 2008 till the 2010 World Cup, but his tenure came to a premature end as Argentina lost 0-4 to Germany in the World Cup quarter-finals.
He then enjoyed a stint in Dubai with Al Wasl in 2011, but was sacked a year later. Since then he has not undertaken any managerial role.
However, Argentina are looking for a replacement for Gerardo Martino, who resigned after Argentina lost to Chile in the final of the Copa America Centenario a few weeks ago.
And Maradona, who won the World Cup with Argentina in 1986, is hopeful that he will be considered for the job.
“(Diego) Simeone was not interested in the job for financial reasons. Money is not an issue for me,” Maradona was quoted as saying by Fox Sports on Wednesday.
“A lot of people seem to think I am an expensive coach. But what about Mourinho? And Ancelotti or Simeone? I don’t know how expensive I am compared to these coaches,” he added.
“I would coach the national team for free.”
The 55-year-old further stated he wants to revive his coaching career as he misses being among the players.
“I am starting to miss coaching more and more. I miss working with the players and fighting with the journalists,” he said.
Argentina will be guided by caretaker coach Julio Olarticoechea during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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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