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Ex-Brazil striker Fred attacked with beer can
Rio De Janeiro: Former Brazil striker Fred was struck by a flying beer can as Fluminense players were confronted by angry fans at Rio de Janeiro’s Tom Jobim airport on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old was unhurt in the incident, which occurred as the players walked from the airport terminal to the team bus, Xinhua news agency reported.
Fred needed to be restrained by security guards after attempting to remonstrate with the supporters.
The incident followed Fluminense’s 1-0 loss to Sport Recife on Sunday. The result left the four-time Brazilian champions 11th in the country’s Serie A standings with just 34 points from 25 matches.
It is not the first time Fred has been the target of fan abuse.
Last year supporters threatened to physically attack him, surrounding his vehicle at the club’s training ground carpark.
In 2011 he was followed as he drove through the streets of Rio’s Ipanema neighbourhood after being seen in a bar with teammate Rafael Moura.
And in 2009 he admitted to being scared “out of his skin” when a security guard fired a gunshot into the air after Fluminense ultras stormed onto the team’s training ground.
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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