’Two early breaks in the third and Thiem made sure he would be able to celebrate his 24th birthday on Sunday with a win to extend his domination over the Frenchman to 6-0. “He can hurt me or it’s not really easy for me to get to my good shots against him. The Ivorians eased some of those bad memories on their return to the country, with second-half goals. Both went close again, Bale from an overhead bicycle kick and Robson-Kanu with a shot that hit the post. 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. “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. Burkina Faso still leads Group D and holds the qualifying place but just one point separates the top three teams. 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. Nadal advanced, though, once again figuring things out in the second set and strolling the rest of t. Before the first ODI in Sri Lanka, as Rahane was kept out of the XI, Kohli explained the situation.