Wilmots was brought in as coach after Ivory Coast, the defending champion, crashed out of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon in the first round at the beginning of the year. India has repeatedly faltered against lower-ranked opposition such as Malaysia and Canada in major t. “I didn’t expect that coming into today, but racing is full of surprises and you never know what will happen,” Stroll said. I think everyone who has been following Indian hockey know the progress we have made. In what is the tightest European group, Ukraine is heading to Iceland on Tuesday, while Turkey hosts Croatia. Getting a big-name foreign coach and sacking him after a few poor results would prompt others to think twice about coming to India and would be akin to papering over the cracks. “He taught me how to volley, how to come in, how to approach certain shots, analyse players and their passing patterns. f six break points and force a tiebreak, in which the Argentine was always in control. If we want to win a medal, we take our best players. Nadal will next face Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov.