This time, the federation blamed ‘a couple of wrestlers’ for not providing their tax returns in time, which resulted in the delay. Muguruza, one of the pre-tournament favourites, dropped serve once. The DDCA’s Cricket Affairs Committee did not consult any player before giving Bhaskar an extension. Indian wrestlers trained with teenaged wrestlers from Stiring-Wendel club, located in a border town 350km away from Paris. Despite that we need to be humble because we know… that Monza is not really the best track for us. “He has been here since 2003 and only after that the medals have started coming. So shoddy was WFI’s planning that two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar compared it to preparation for a state tournament. He was the captain for the Ranji Trophy last year, but vacated that spot for younger Unmukt Chand when he was away on national duty. Cricketers and other sports personalities took to social media and wished their fans on the festival. And if anything like last year happens, we will handle as and when the situation arises.