Sachit made a confident start in the match by winning the opening game 11-8. While they struggled in the morning practice, Vettel and Raikkonen were much more competitive in the afternoon, both placing within four tenths of Bottas’ leading time. The veteran defender reminded the team of his scoring prowess by rising to meet a Toni Kroos free-kick and send a looping header beyond goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik. However, for the shorter formats, young Rishabh Pant took over the reins. “It would be something very special to win here _ also given the anniversary _ but it would be a bad sign if we were only to try hard here and not anywhere else. One of the members of the Cricket Affairs Committee told The Indian Express that they did not feel the need to consult Gambhir before retaining Bhaskar as the coach. The flurry of unforced errors continued but in the 12th game, the Russian broke to bag the opening s. Edmund bravely attempted to continue but after dropping the opening game of the fourth set, waved the white flag by walking to the net and shaking hands. We have a code of conduct in place and those who will not follow it, will struggle, says Madan Lal. In a meeting with the sports ministry after the Games, the federation said Mestvirishvili had ‘outlived his usefulness’ and had to be replaced.