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Forlan rejoins boyhood club Penarol
Montevideo:Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan has returned to his boyhood club Penarol.
The move, declared on Friday, means he will for the first time represent the club where his father Pablo won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup, as per reports.
The 36-year-old, who announced his international retirement earlier this year, was part of Penarol’s youth ranks before joining their local rivals Danubio in 1991.
“With a surname linked to the club’s history, son of a champion of the Americas and the world with Penarol, Diego will wear the yellow and black as he did when he was a boy and dreamed of being a professional footballer,” the Montevideo club said in a statement.
Former Uruguay captain Forlan, who was voted the best player at the 2010 FIFA World Cup when he led the team to the semi-finals in South Africa, has spent the past 18 months with Japan’s Cerezo Osaka.
He is expected to make his debut in a friendly against an unnamed Argentine side on August 8.
No details were given about the value and the length of the contract.
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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