The strategy paid off as she broke Pliskova in her first two service games to take a 3-1 lead and captured the first set with an emphatic overhead smash. “My plans from day one was to set long-term goals for India hockey to put the house in order and achieve a level a consistency. “A period of 10 years was too long a period from a buyer’s perspective as well as seller’s perspective. Bangladesh came agonisingly close to beating England in Chittagong last year when they needed 33 runs on the fifth day with two wickets in hand. 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. Her preparations had been quiet and two days before she began her campaign, India physio C Kiran was stretching her after a hard workout on the main courts. Wazir Singh then earned a Super Raid and curtailed the deficit before he earned four more and forced an all out. Was it really Lin Dan who whisked away in a car after his loss. There could be a possibility that some of the major players may get into a consortiumto place bid for the global rights. 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.