’Gaining at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras is critical for the United States’ chances to qualify for an eighth straight World Cup. That he is out of the playing XI in the ODIs didn’t affect his intensity for a moment. At 30, Mischa Zverev has enjoyed a superb year, putting the gloss on a stunning rise up the rankings, from outside the top 1000 in 2015 to the verge of a place in the top 20. What makes Oltmans’ ouster, the latest departure, curious is that some of his own wards were party to the execution. Roelant Oltmans was, surprisingly, sacked as India coach on Saturday. But the Austrian flicked a switch to reel off seven straight games, taking the opener and a 3-0 lead in the second. One wonders what insight he would have brought to the table. Naomi Osaka exited with a surprise second round defeat after stunning Angelique Kerber in the opener. “Just look at the nutmeg in the second half, he’s in the middle of two players and he does that, it shows he is a truly great player. ven stopped celebrating, a cheer erupted from the other side of the course when Glover matched the feat with an eight-iron from 177 yards at the par-three 16th.