The announcement was made by DDCA’s newly-appointed Cricket Affairs Committee headed by former India all-rounder Madan Lal. Trailing for the better part of the match, the Warriors levelled the score in the last three minutes of the match before taking the lead and holding on to it. It summed up India’s woeful preparation, resulting in none of the 24 wrestlers crossing the quarterfinal stage of the world championships, which concluded in Paris last week. At 36, he knows he is nowhere close to his prime as a player. Continuing their fine form in the tournament, the Chandigarh Hockey Academy girls maintained their supremacy in the final. But a cursory glance at India’s preparations reveal a different story. When I was there, I got to know the team was uncomfortable. before the tournament,” WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar had said before the team’s departure. ed-shirted supporters will flood onto the track as soon as the race is over to celebrate beneath the podium jutting out over them. He was rebuked by team management for posting a video of himself on social media jumping off a balcony into a swimming pool.