Players remain the focus through the week, even as Okuhara is declared the queen of shuttle. Semifinals coincide with their league game against St Johnstone, and there’s much talk about an annual race for every club’s mascots. The coach was not able to motivate the team so we felt a change we needed,” Olympian BP Govinda, a member of the committee, said. The visitors were slammed by Australian media when they lost the opening match in Dhaka by 20 runs a. Gujarat Fortunegiants’ winning streak snapped by Haryana Steelers, Bengal Warriors choke and draw with UP Yoddha. “With regards to scheduling, as you know, I don’t make the schedule,” said Sharapo. They have just a single point with three games to play. Asked whether the think-tank asked feedback from players on Oltmans, Govinda said senior players had vouched for more involvement in team planning and strategy. Bharadwaj had defeated Thailand’s Ruttanapak Oupthong, seeded second, 15-21 21-14 21-12 in the quarterfinals early in the day. Phogat further stated that for the past one year, the national team is in dire need of a foreign coach but nothing has happened on that front.