and Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho, and is just a few kilometres from the PSG training centre in the nearby town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Maninder Singh then scored a few quick points and Bengal started fighting back. Continuing their fine form in the tournament, the Chandigarh Hockey Academy girls maintained their supremacy in the final. We need to understand that the role of the coach is not what it used to be during our playing days. She told Vogue magazine last month about her “outrageous plan” to defend her title in Australia, where the year’s first grand slam will be played from Jan. They scored both tackle and raid points and inflicted an all out on Patna with just two minutes to go in the match. Ghavri, who played in 39 Tests and 19 ODIs for India, had formed a players’ association himself consisting of nine former players. Instead, their technical deficiencies were glaring. I was given the job, as chairman of the Cricket Affairs Committee, to pick the various selectors, coaches, managers and trainers for the upcoming season. These are the small things that we need to focus on.