r being stabbed in the hand, made it into the fourth round with 6-0, 6-4 win over French 18th seed Caroline Garcia. “Btw … I wish you a speedy recovery… we have a lot of work ahead of us,” he added. 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. They have been in touch with Japanese and Iranian federations but even after a year, the WFI is yet to identify his successor. 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. Patna had a bright start to the match and Bengal levelled the score for the first time only in the eighth minute. Meanwhile, Colunga has been signed as the second striking option for the club. The selectors, however, will have to decide whether to have him as a captain or purely as an opening batsman. Cilic, the highest seed in a clear bottom half of the draw, eventually paid the price for his lack of match practice after skipping the U. Sonu propels Chandigarh Hockey Academy to title win.