The team finished sixth out of 10 teams in the tournament but the defeats to minnows Malaysia and Canada dented the confidence Hockey India had in him. Zhang did not roll over, however, and broke Pliskova to take an early 2-0 lead in the third but Zhang’s mistakes soon started piling up. Hockey India selection committee chairman Harbinder Singh too vouched for John and said the Australian has everything in him to produce results. Vinesh Phogat thanked JSW sports for backing her before stating that not all wrestlers are so lucky and that the system should take care of players with lesser access to resources. This chopping and changing will not be good for the consistency of the team. ear after her bruised knee gave her immense pain, the 27-year-old got going after promising to play ‘smart badminton. Gujarat Fortunegiants slipped up in the second half. nd coach Darren Lehmann admitted the players had been stung by the level of condemnation of the team’s performance. And through all this mourning, a dozen women in women’s singles try to prove that she’s not the only one to talk about. On that occasion the deal fell through at the last minute with United, who had agreed to his departure, claiming Real failed to get their paperwork in order on deadline day.