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Fred hits out at critics after brace
Rio de Janeiro: Former Brazil striker Fred surged to the top of Brazil’s Serie A scoring chart with a brace in Fluminense’s 5-2 victory over Corinthians.
The 31-year-old netted twice in six second-half minutes Sunday to take his tally to 17 for the season, two ahead of Cruzeiro’s Ricardo Goulart and Palmeiras’ Henrique, as per reports.
After the match the former Lyon striker hit back at newspaper reports claiming that Fluminense fans wanted him out of the team.
“Can I let off steam?” Fred told reporters at Rio’s Maracana stadium. “People have to take more responsibility.”
“It is unfortunate that those supporters were made to look like they represented all of the club’s fans. I know that true Fluminense fans are on my side. I’m not the league’s top scorer for nothing.”
In other results Sunday, Chapecoense drew 1-1 with champions Cruzeiro, Figueirense held Sao Paulo 1-1, Coritiba won 2-1 at Atletico Mineiro, Atletico Paranaense defeated Goias 1-0 and Bahia beat Gremio 1-0.
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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