His involvement was crucial in the Basque club’s run to the Copa del Rey final, in which he powered home a free-kick against Barcelona. 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. However, for the shorter formats, young Rishabh Pant took over the reins. “I do feel much better and closer to my top level. So shoddy was WFI’s planning that two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar compared it to preparation for a state tournament. It’s rumoured that the French club had accepted the Gunners’ 92 million Euro offer, but Arsenal decided there was ‘not much time’ to complete the move. Neymar had been camping in a luxury Paris hotel since his transfer to PSG last month. Vibhuti started the match with an attacking style as she won the opening game 11-7. After a scrappy 7-5 7-5 win over former world number one Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in her opener on . ed in the hand last December, finished off the Frenchwoman within 73 minutes in Arthur Ashe Stadium, closing out the contest in style with a fine ace.