“It’s great to break this record at such a historic circuit and in such a beautiful coun. ” By the time Gopichand came along, he’d retired but recalls being gladdened by the fact that someone with elegant strokeplay and not “crash-bang” had won the All England. The transfer-that-never-was has evoked echoes of two years ago when Manchester United and Real Madrid fell out over the sale of David De Gea to the Spanish club. 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. India’s BMKJ brigade just don’t strike the right chord in Sindhu’s final, and are not particularly creative with a short-running “Blah blah blah blah, Sindhu is a Superstar”. the rest of the season and is expected back, probably on Thursday, after Brazil’s World Cup qualifier in Colombia. The Dutchman was sacked on Saturday following a meeting to assess India’s performances in 2016 and 2017. I am 100 per cent confident we will win the Asia Cup and I absolutely feel we can finish on the podi. But Bangladesh are a more formidable opponent now and the biggest challenge facing Australia’s players is to find a way to combat the home team’s spinners. 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.