If people want to write something, they write something. The German was India’s first tryst with a foreign coach in a sport where eight Olympic gold medals were supposed to mean the country needed no outside help. ”Stripped of the ODI vice-captaincy before this series, Rahane carried drinks without any ego in the first four matches. green iron fence — it felt like the conversation between the out-of-favour opener and the head coach, which started in English before moving to Marathi, involved batting technique and feet movement. from Max Gradel and two from Seydou Doumbia taking Ivory Coast back to the top of Group C ahead of Morocco. “It was a brilliant lap, after a session where he was the quickest man throughout, and it was . The result ended a run of five successive draws and left them on 11 points, two behind Ireland, who they will play in their final qualifier in Cardiff, and four off leaders Serbia. A reporter asked her: “Stupid question: why did you win today. ” That’s how Gerhard Rach described the Indian hockey establishment when he parted company in 2005. With just one match remaining, at R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday, Rahane is the only one not to get a game yet.