The decision was taken after a three-day meeting of the Hockey India High Performance and Development Committee, which concluded today. Zambia claimed their first victory of the group phase of Africa’s World Cup qualifiers. There are more Japanese motorcyclists at the top, who came through the various formulas, smaller engines. 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. WFI blamed local organisers for not providing them good facilitiesfor Indian team’s preparations. Australia have recalled left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe for the injured Josh Hazlewood and could play him alongside their frontline spinners Nathan Lyon and Ashton Agar. “There’s 30-35 tournament matches that will be important next year with Asian and Commonwealth Games. Saina Nehwal found herself — poised to return serve — amongst an array of international names on the huge hoardings on Day 1. They’ll be happy today,” they say accusingly, adding that at the next Worlds in Nanjing, China, they’ll root for the Indian. And India is rumoured to be in the third tier for its Siri Fort event.