Paris St Germain, along with English club Manchester City, were only freed from previous restrictions in April. France wasn’t India’s first option as India headed into the home stretch of their preparations. “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. Instead, they were scheduled to take part in the Spanish Grand Prix, which was held in July. Going forward, both Gambhir and Bhaskar will have to work in unison, if they want to help Delhi progress to the Ranji Trophy knockouts. Sushil, who was in Paris as the government observer, said the team should have returned to India instead. With the squad now complete, FC Goa are expected to fill the last few slots in the team with a few developmental players. Clubs can ultimately be kicked out of European competition for flouting the rules although until now UEFA has tried to negotiate settlements with offenders. Not surprisingly, the visas did not arrive in time, which forced India to withdraw. The selectors, however, will have to decide whether to have him as a captain or purely as an opening batsman.