India so far have fielded 14 players in a squad of 15 in the four matches they played in this five-ODI series. 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. 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. Open on account of tweaking his back in August meant that his timing was off. There are 12 players from the junior squad in the main team. What about players Sardar, the recent Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, has been a fading force for the past few years while Sreejesh has been out injured. Burkina Faso still leads Group D and holds the qualifying place but just one point separates the top three teams. s of making a tangible difference, but walking away disillusioned, with their spirit crushed. “The second to last lap was OK at the beginning, but then I backed out of it, hoping that I’d get one more lap,” said the 32-year-old. Video analyst, physios have stayed the same more or less.