But in a young team, his experience would be difficult to ignore. Patna had a bright start to the match and Bengal levelled the score for the first time only in the eighth minute. “It was a tough match… I didn’t have many free points on my serve, there were a lot of rallies. It isn’t out of place to mention here that there happens to be another player body in Saurashtra that is registered by the Charity Commissioner,” Ghavri pointed out. Hitting winners and unforced errors in almost equal measure in the opening set, the former world number one dug deep to take the advantage. Ferrari still has some catching up to do heading into Saturday’s qualifying. Having said so, our attitude will be humble, but not surrendering. This time, the federation blamed ‘a couple of wrestlers’ for not providing their tax returns in time, which resulted in the delay. They also got 40 million euros each returned under the deal. I think even yesterday, it was only Thursday but we were feeling, all the team, the drivers, the vibe of the tifosi and they were pushing us.