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Argentina coach to miss match against Jamaica
Santiago: Argentina’s coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino will miss his team’s next Copa America match on Saturday against Jamaica.
The coach was sent back to the stand during his team’s match against Uruguay on Tuesday which they went on to win 1-0.
During the match, the Argentinian got into the referee’s bad books early on after he stepped onto the pitch complaining about one of the referee’s decisions within the first 30 minutes of the first half, reports a news agency.
A few minutes later, Martino disagreed again with the referee’s decision and stepped on to the pitch again. The referee, Sandro Meira Ricci, banished the coach to the stands for his behaviour and later decided to hand out a one-match ban to Martino.
Martino will serve his ban during the upcoming Jamaica match which he will watch from the stand instead of from the dugout according to Copa America’s official website.
Martino has not complained about the punishment as he said in a news conference after the match that he understands he broke the rules and his short temper provoked him to make a mistake by stepping onto the pitch.
The ban is only valid for one match so Martino will be able to return to the sidelines after the Jamaica match.
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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