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Shivajians FC sign striker Passi, defender Lallawmawma
Sumeet Passi
Pune: Shivajians FC announced the signing of India striker Sumeet Passi and defender Ricky Lallawmawma on Friday for the 2016-17 I-League football season. Passi, a product of the Chandigarh Football Academy, has most recently played for NorthEast United FC in the Indian Super League (ISL), and for Sporting Clube de Goa in the I-League. The 21 year old is also capped at the international level, scoring once in his two appearances for the national side.
“We are delighted with the addition of Sumeet to our squad. He comes with a good pedigree and will give us a different dimension in our forward line. He is a young striker with lots of enthusiasm and desire for the game and has also stood out while playing for the Indian national team,” head coach Dave Rogers said of the player. Shivajians have also signed Aizawl FC captain Lallawmawma. The 25-year-old defender was an integral part of Aizawl FC’s defence in their breakout 2015-16 I-League season.
Delighted at the prospect of working with the young talent from Mizoram, Rogers said, “I first saw Ricky playing in the Mizoram Premier League over a year ago. What stood out for me, was his defensive ability and his game intelligence. “A calm and collective presence in the backline and also a very versatile player, he will offer me good options on the left side of the pitch.”
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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