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Rivaldo to make comeback in Brazil’s Serie B

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Rio de Janeiro: Retired Brazil World Cup winner Rivaldo will make a comeback with Brazilian Serie B club Mogi Mirim.

The 43-year-old, who called time on his career in March last year, said he would make himself available for the club where he is currently president, reported a news agency.

“After a lot of thinking and analyzing the pros and cons, I have decided to join the Mogi Mirim squad,” Rivaldo said on Facebook.

“That doesn’t mean I’m going to play because I’ve been out for a long time and now only administering the club. I stopped playing professionally 15 months ago. If my knee is ok, maybe I can help in a few games. But training will help me to decide.”

Rivaldo has been criticized by Mogi Mirim fans in recent days for his decision to lift the price of tickets for home matches to $30, up from about $6 earlier in the season.

Mogi Mirim are currently last in the Serie B standings with just three points from their first eight matches.

Rivaldo is considered one of Brazil’s greatest ever footballers. The former Barcelona star played in the Selecao’s 2002 World Cup-winning team and won the 1999 Ballon d’Or, awarded to the world’s best player.

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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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