SMART BUYSAway from the high-profile and expensive purchases is a set of players who were sold for rather cheap despite their talent. It summed up India’s woeful preparation, resulting in none of the 24 wrestlers crossing the quarterfinal stage of the world championships, which concluded in Paris last week. 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. But it was all sweat in a rough start for the former world number one as she made nine unforced errors in the first three games. Cilic, the highest seed in a clear bottom half of the draw, eventually paid the price for his lack of match practice after skipping the U. He was the captain for the Ranji Trophy last year, but vacated that spot for younger Unmukt Chand when he was away on national duty. Gandhi won the third game in the match 11-9 before winning the fourth game 11-7 to equalise in the match. That run ended in Copenhagen as Denmark scored twice in each half in a thumping 4-0 loss for the Poles. “It’s much more easier to come back and play, definitely, compared to first tournaments after my comeback,” she said. ate Cilic, who bowed out after wasting three chances to level for 5-5 in the fourth set.