With both Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma in cruise control, having a backup like Rahane is of course a happy problem. Ivory Coast is on track, a 3-0 win Saturday confirmed that, while Sadio Mane’s Senegal is hanging in there. “I felt confident, felt good with the car and put it all together. All of them came with great fanfare and were touted as having the perfect credentials for the job. n from Isco when he made his first appearance for his country after a three-year absence. GROUP CMarc Wilmots led Ivory Coast to a 3-0 win in Gabon in his first competitive match in charge. He beat 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych in the second round, then needed less than 1{ hours to eliminate Troicki in the third. 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’s getting more games and as a result he’s growing, maturing and polishing his talent. ”Next for Federer is a match against 33rd-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber, who beat John Millman 7-5, 6-2, 6-4.