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Defender Arnab Mondal appointed as India football team captain
Bengaluru: India’s national football team coach Stephen Constantine on Wednesday appointed defender Arnab Mondal as the side’s captain.
The 25-year-old who plays for East Bengal in I-legaue will lead the national side for the first time when they lock horns against Oman in their opening Group G qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup on Thursday here at the Kanteerava Stadium.
Constantine also announced Bengaluru FC skipper Sunil Chhetri will be his side’s vice-captain.
“I would like to announce Mondal as captain with Chhetri as vice-captain,” the 52-year-old was quoted as saying by goal.com.
Veteran goalkeeper Subrata Paul who wore the armband when India triumphed over Nepal in the preliminary qualifiers.
Mondal has donned the Indian jersey 12 times before.
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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