obust bidding process for each and every stakeholder,” Johri is quoted as saying by PTI ahead of the auction. World number one Karolina Pliskova survives scare to advance at US Open. Players remain the focus through the week, even as Okuhara is declared the queen of shuttle. According to sources, John became heavily involved in team selections and added six players to the squad for India’s Europe tour last month against Oltmans’ wishes. On Thursday, they were overrun by the group leaders French at the Stade de France in their heaviest defeat for more than half a century. But 19-year-old Enock Mwepu, also making his international debut, came on to score on the counter in the final minute to make sure of home success. The Dutch are fourth in their group on 10 points, one place and two points behind Bulgaria, but a maximum return from their final three games could still secure a top-two finish. John’s appointment as the high performance director earlier this year created two power centres. But I feel the team is heading in the right direction,” he signed off. While Srikanth’s tying-in-knots strokes have earned him fans from distant Asian corners, it’s his fo.