France wasn’t India’s first option as India headed into the home stretch of their preparations. “I was close to a medal in Rio and I had beaten the medal winners earlier. ed in the hand last December, finished off the Frenchwoman within 73 minutes in Arthur Ashe Stadium, closing out the contest in style with a fine ace. My main idea is to instill discipline in the players and make them understand that their performance is very important. Maninder Singh was the star of the show for Bengal with 13 raid points. mbhir launched a blistering attack on the coach for allegedly creating an atmosphere of mistrust in the team. With Delhi underachieving over the last few years and coach KP Bhaskar and veteran batsman Gautam Gambhir having a fractious relationship, his assignment was not easy. He progressed to play for the first team of the Cantabrian club before moving to Hercules via Salamanca. At 36, he knows he is nowhere close to his prime as a player. In the boys’ junior singles final, Aariv of Gurukul Global School ended the challenge of Harkeerat of Manav Mangal School with a 3-1win.