qualifying and maintained its five-point lead over Northern Ireland atop Group C with three rounds left. 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. Maria Sharapova blasted eight aces and 38 winners with 33 unforced errors in the match. Patna had a bright start to the match and Bengal levelled the score for the first time only in the eighth minute. “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. 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. What if the Bhaskar-Gambhir situation repeats this year. Germany, England win; Poland routed in World Cup qualifiers. mbhir launched a blistering attack on the coach for allegedly creating an atmosphere of mistrust in the team. Their forwards started the match on an attacking note and made some threatening sallies into the opposition half.