Cricketers and other sports personalities took to social media and wished their fans on the festival. 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. Former all-rounder Madan Lal has his fingers crossed before the start of the season. Having said so, our attitude will be humble, but not surrendering. France wasn’t India’s first option as India headed into the home stretch of their preparations. MOST EXPENSIVE PURCHASESNeymar The Brazilian forward’s relationship at Barcelona came to a boil following a training ground bust-up with new signing Nelson Semedo. dleApple App accelerator turns a year old, teaches success to developers young and oldThe banners festooned along the main Monza grandstand are a constant reminder, not that any is needed, of the fervour facing Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari at the team’s home Italian Grand Prix this weekend. “It was a tough match… I didn’t have many free points on my serve, there were a lot of rallies. See, it can’t be that Madan Lal can change everything in one year. We want players to do well for Delhi, and take the state forward in the process.