The players alleged that Oltmans ‘favoured a couple of players’ despite their poor form, which affected the morale of the team. A general view of the main show court during the semi finals on day six of the 2017 BWF World Badminton Championships at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday Aug. THE KIDAMBI FAN CLUB If there was a distinct buzz about any Indian player, it was Kidambi Srikanth. Pliskova needed an injury time out to attend to a sore arm between the second and third sets, which . ’Alexander Ring scored a stunning early free kick for Finland as they beat Iceland 1-0 in Tampere on. Was it really Lin Dan who whisked away in a car after his loss. 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. He said that India has no dearth of talent and can be a force in world hockey. They don’t know the pattern of sport and the flavour of modern hockey,” he said. India can be a strong contender in World cup and Asian Gamesbut you need to give enough time and free hand to the coach,” he said.