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‘Ronaldo doesn’t deserve to win Ballon d’Or’

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Verona (Italy): Former Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez on Thursday said Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo does not deserve to win the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or award.

Ronaldo picked up the 2014 prize and is expected to be in the running again this year after scoring 61 goals in all competitions.

However, Marquez said the Portuguese did not always perform for his club side this season as they failed to win La Liga or the Champions League.

“I think there are other players who have done a little more than Ronaldo to win the Ballon d’Or,” Marquez was quoted as saying by goal.com.

“Ronaldo has an expiration date just like everyone else. I do not know how much longer he will last but he is one of the best players in football history.”

“We have seen that Cristiano was unable to carry his team on some occasions, but that does not mean he was unimportant. He is a vital part of the Real Madrid side,” Marquez said.

The Mexican footballer, who is currently contracted to Italian side Hellas Verona, played for Barcelona from 2003 until 2007 and won two Champions League titles and four La Ligas.

Marquez also commented on Carlo Ancelotti’s sacking from Real Madrid this week.

“The pressure at a team like Real Madrid is such that big clubs like they, Barcelona, Chelsea and AC Milan cannot afford to go a year without winning anything. I think that is the reason for the dismissal of Ancelotti,” the 36-year-old concluded.

 

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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May 5, 2022

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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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