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Argentine NBA star Ginobili not thinking of retiring
Buenos Aires: Star Argentinian basketball player Emanuel Ginobili Wednesday said he’ll make no decision about retiring from the National Basketball Association (NBA) until the end of the playing season.
“I’m not going to make any decisions until July and that’s still pretty far away,” the 37-year-old was quoted as saying by source.
“The season isn’t even midway finished, but when it does end, I will see whether I’m ready to retire or to continue playing.”
Ginobili, who plays for the San Antonio Spurs and is considered one of the top international players in the NBA, was asked whether he would consider donning his national team jersey one more time, should the country compete in a tournament.
“If I were in shape, if I were healthy, yes, of course I’d like that. But just for one game, just to wear the jersey,” said Ginobili, who had to skip the 2014 FIBA World Cup in September due to a stress fracture detected in early June.
Better known as “Manu,” the four-time NBA champion (2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014) has also helped his national team win the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the bronze at the 2008 Beijing Games. In 2012, at the London Olympics, Argentina finished fourth.
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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