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2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be beautiful: Xavi
London: Spanish football icon Xavi Hernandez, ex-Barcelona star and currently at Qatari club Al Sadd, believes that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be “comfortable, beautiful and attractive for both the fans and players”.
“The stadiums are outstanding. I think it will be good for the spectators and fans,” Xavi told Efe after the Leaders Awards gala held here on Wednesday.
“This will be also good for the players, who will not have to travel or move much. It will be a comfortable and very nice World Cup,” said the 35-year-old, considered one of the best central midfielders in football history.
Xavi, 2010 World Cup winner, presented former Real Madrid’s Italian head coach Carlo Ancelotti with the “Inspiring Leader” award during the first edition of the “Leaders Awards” gala held in London.
Xavi, who recently joined the Qatari football scene, said that he is “very happy” in Doha and is enjoying “a very attractive and exciting project”.
“Qatar is allowing me to train as a coach, and now I’m learning things with the Under-23 squad,” said Xavi, who played 133 times for Spain.
“This is a very attractive, exciting and long term project, which will run until the World Cup in 2022,” said Xavi, who won eight La Liga and four European Champions League titles with Barcelona.
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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