News APP

NewsApp (Free)

Read news as it happens
Download NewsApp

Available on  gplay

This article was first published 18 years ago
Rediff.com  » Sports » Trouble brewing in IHF

Trouble brewing in IHF

Source: PTI
March 26, 2006 09:33 IST
Get Rediff News in your Inbox:

Indian Hockey Federation appears heading towards fresh controversy, with some selectors and a top functionary threatening to quit the rift-ridden sports body if current coach Rajinder Singh is not shown the door immediately.

The call for Rajinder's head comes in the wake of the team's dismal sixth place finish in the Commonwealth Games at Melbourne.

"A few selectors and an important IHF functionary have decided to put in their papers to protest against president K P S Gill's continued patronage of coach Rajinder Singh," sources in the Federation said.

"They have been consistently demanding that Rajinder be sacked for the team's poor performances, but Gill has been in favour of retaining Rajinder and that's the problem," they added.

- Also read: Year to forget for Indian hockey

Ever since Rajinder Singh Junior took over from German Gerhard Rach in April last year, the Indian team has failed to deliver the goods.

In the first tournament under Rajinder, the Azlan Shah in Malaysia  last May, India ended up fifth among seven teams. That came another lackluster performance in eight-nation Rabo Bank Trophy.

Last December, the Indian team finished with the wooden spoon at the six-nation Champions Trophy in Chennai and lost the recent hockey series to Pakistan 1-3.

Get Rediff News in your Inbox:
Source: PTI© Copyright 2024 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2024

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2024