How he develops a working relationship with Gautam Gambhir — the team’s senior-most player— would be crucial to the team’s fortunes. Gandhi won the third game in the match 11-9 before winning the fourth game 11-7 to equalise in the match. “But it wasn’t an ideal scenario so close to the championship,” the official said. We need to understand that the role of the coach is not what it used to be during our playing days. A WFI official said Indians did that out of ‘generosity’ and to teach the French youngsters a few tricks. Other women have left the tour to have children and returned at a high level, although none has done so at Williams’ age. Patna then conceded the lead and could not make it back. There were teams last year, and the selectors would take that into account. Schwartzman is through to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time and will take on Lucas Pouille. Sushil, who was in Paris as the government observer, said the team should have returned to India instead.