Looking at the last couple months, he is maybe not ranked top 10 in the world, but he’s somebody who played really good tennis in the last couple months. Discussions were held with 14 committee members and unanimous decision was made to replace Roelant and look for another coach to take us forward till 2020 Olympic Games. With chief selector MSK Prasad confirming a middle-order role for KL Rahul before the series, Rahane becomes Dhawan’s shoo-in. Rohit was rested for the tour and his Mumbai buddy filled in the opening slot superbly, collecting the Man of the Series award. First, Alexander Ring netted a free kick nine minutes into the game, and then the Finnish defense held firm to frustrate Iceland. “Of course, there is always room to improve, but it was really way better, and I really like the feeling that it’s getting better from match to match. Coleman made an equally crucial substitution at halftime, bringing on Andy King to snuff out the thr. With both Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma in cruise control, having a backup like Rahane is of course a happy problem. “I know that ranking and draw is irrelevant,” he said. STAYING ALIVEMidfielder Odise Roshi and defender Ansi Agolli scored as Albania defeated Liechtenstein 2-0 to move closer to second-placed Italy.