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. “Overall, these factors were responsible in the team’s performances stagnating over the last 12 months, especially after the Olympics. ’Roelant Oltmans said that he has no regrets from his time as India coach. The result left the Serbians top of the standings with 15 points from seven games. 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. It’s 20 years since Peter Rasmussen won the world title defeating an Asian in this very city. Barcelona were equally keen to make a statement of intent after Neymar’s rancorous departure, and identified Coutinho as the player most likely to fill that void. After that, I will go home and start thinking about my future. Retirement talk follows Dan and Lee Chong Wei routinely and it even struck Lilyana Natsir — the Indonesian doubles great. The contest was 25-year-old Zhang’s best showing against the tournament’s top seed but she is now winless in five matches against Pliskova.