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. Sushil, who was in Paris as the government observer, said the team should have returned to India instead. I think even yesterday, it was only Thursday but we were feeling, all the team, the drivers, the vibe of the tifosi and they were pushing us. However, for the shorter formats, young Rishabh Pant took over the reins. The players body in question here has 18 members and was formed by Mahendra Rajdev, a governing council member. However, upon reaching Paris, the Indian coaches found out that no other nation was there. “The role of the coach is not what it used to be during our playing days. Matic’s involvement was rewarded with a man of the match award on debut. Our counter-attacks were less and the opponents were getting points only on counters. That may not last beyond Sunday, with Hamilton also expected to break on Saturday the record he holds with Schumacher of 68 pole positions.