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No hard feelings between Neymar and Zuniga: Dunga
Santiago: Brazil coach Dunga has dismissed claims of any lingering bitterness between Selecao captain Neymar and Colombia full-back Juan Zuniga ahead of the teams’ Copa America Group C match on Wednesday.
A clumsy challenge by Zuniga during last year’s World Cup left Neymar with a fractured vertebra, prematurely ending his tournament, reports a news agency.
The pair came face to face again in a friendly in Miami last year when they embraced and shared a joke before kickoff.
“They have already played against each other in the US without any problems,” Dunga said during a press conference on Tuesday.
“It was a normal tackle. He (Zuniga) was running at full pace and collided awkwardly with Neymar as he was walking backwards. He was unable to stop and committed the foul.”
Earlier, Zuniga, also played down suggestions of any ill-feeling with Brazil’s No. 10.
“Everything is fine with Neymar,” the 29-year-old said. “It’s in the past. This is a normal match. I hope people don’t make a big fuss about it.”
Neymar almost single-handedly orchestrated Brazil’s 2-1 victory over Peru in their opening Copa America match on Sunday. The 23-year-old headed in his team’s first goal before providing a deft through ball for Douglas Costa’s injury-time winner.
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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