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Peru name Guerrero for World Cup qualifiers

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Lima: Former Bayern Munich striker Paolo Guerrero has been included in Peru’s national squad for the team’s World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Brazil next month.

The 31-year-old will lead Peru’s attack alongside Werder Bremen veteran Claudio Pizarro and Red Bull Salzburg’s Yordy Reyna, as per reported.

Joint top scorer at this year’s Copa America with four goals, Guerrero has been in poor form for Brazilian club Flamengo.

Having joined the Rio de Janeiro outfit from Corinthians in July, the center forward has netted just four times in 15 appearances.

Peru’s Argentinian coach Ricardo Gareca will next week add nine locally based players to the 14 already named.

The Blanquirroja will host Paraguay in Lima on November 13 before travelling to Salvador to face Brazil four days later.

Peru squad:

Defenders: Luis Advincula (Bursaspor), Carlos Ascues (Wolfsburg), Juan Manuel Vargas (Real Betis), Yoshimar Yotun (Malmo) and Carlos Zambrano (Eintracht Frankfurt).

Midfielders: Christian Cueva (Toluca), Christofer Gonzales (Colo Colo), Paolo Hurtado (Reading), Renato Tapia (Twente) and Andre Carrillo (Sporting-Portugal).

Forwards: Jefferson Farfan (Al Jazira), Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo), Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen) and Yordy Reyna (Red Bull Salzburg).

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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