ed resistance and struck a 44-ball 72 but his efforts were never enough to take the side over the line as they were restricted to 168/8. Having sewn up top spot in Group B of Asian qualifying, Japan can afford to ease off against the second-placed Saudis. The super heavyweight crown went to Azerbaijan’s Mahammadrasul Majidov. On the fringes are Marcello Lippi’s China, who could yet steal a place in the playoffs if they beat Qatar away and both Uzbekistan and Syria lose. Pandya is currently in Sri Lanka with the Indian team for the ODI series and having made his Test debut already. It made him the first to win an individual silver medal for the country in the Summer Games. A win over Iran, who remain unbeaten in this phase of qualifying, would be a stunning achievement by. Uzbekistan finished a distant second in the event one gold, three silver and a couple of bronze medals. After his premature retirement from the Indian army, Rathore joined the Bharatiya Janata Partyin 201. ”India’s Rohan Bopanna, who had lost in the second round of the doubles to the Italian pair alongside partner Pablo Cuevas, accused the organizers of dithering.