He was the captain for the Ranji Trophy last year, but vacated that spot for younger Unmukt Chand when he was away on national duty. Maninder Singh was the star of the show for Bengal with 13 raid points. However, upon reaching Paris, the Indian coaches found out that no other nation was there. I have given no brief to any coach or selector yet. When contacted, Shah said that he would not comment on the matter as he was no longer a part of the SCA governing council. So shoddy was WFI’s planning that two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar compared it to preparation for a state tournament. In a meeting with the sports ministry after the Games, the federation said Mestvirishvili had ‘outlived his usefulness’ and had to be replaced. “Btw … I wish you a speedy recovery… we have a lot of work ahead of us,” he added. Its board will meet regularly over the coming months to evaluate all documentation relating to the case. Aariv won the opening game 11-7 before winning the second game 11-8 to take a 2-0 lead in the match.