qualifying and maintained its five-point lead over Northern Ireland atop Group C with three rounds left. 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. Ghavri also added that Shah had been asked to step down from his post as secretary based on the age . Harkeerat won the third game 11-8 before Aariv pocketed the fourth and final game 11-9 to win the title. How he develops a working relationship with Gautam Gambhir — the team’s senior-most player— would be crucial to the team’s fortunes. The veteran defender reminded the team of his scoring prowess by rising to meet a Toni Kroos free-kick and send a looping header beyond goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik. They also agreed not to increase their wages bills and substantially to reduce transfer spending for the subsequent two seasons. With Delhi underachieving over the last few years and coach KP Bhaskar and veteran batsman Gautam Gambhir having a fractious relationship, his assignment was not easy. Only Karolina Pliskova and Elina Svitolina can deny the 2016 Roland Garros winner from reaching the top spot for the first time in her career. The youngster won the second game with the same margin before Gandhi made a comeback in the match.