France wasn’t India’s first option as India headed into the home stretch of their preparations. 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. The announcement was made by DDCA’s newly-appointed Cricket Affairs Committee headed by former India all-rounder Madan Lal. Slovakia’s goal came in the 81st minute from Adam Nemec, who failed to score for New York City FC in a 2015 spell in MLS. “But having said so, our attitude will be humble but not surrendering. “To be honest, I was not aware of that,” Vettel said of the seven-year drought. — Virender Sehwag2 September 2017 Greetings of Id-ul-Zuha. I can’t say about something which may or may not happen. They have been in touch with Japanese and Iranian federations but even after a year, the WFI is yet to identify his successor. Germany, England win; Poland routed in World Cup qualifiers.