The Indian hockey player said he was informed about testing positive for a banned drug before the Olympic qualifier by coach Rajinder Singh.
The Indian hockey coach said Tejbir Singh was replaced due to his hamstring injury and he had no knowledge of the doping angle.
Three Sher-e-Jalandhar players banned The IHF slapped a three-year ban on forward Tejbir Singh and goalkeepers Kamaldeep Singh and Maninder Singh for 'unruly and disgraceful behaviour' during the Premier Hockey League final.
The incident took place when the policemen went to arrest some Nihangs (Sikhs armed with traditional weapons) in Sultanpur Lodhi in a case registered against them, said a senior police official over the phone.
The ban prevents India from taking part in the weightlifting competition at December's Asian Games.
India made light of a three-hour rain interruption and a yellow card suspension to win 3-0, in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
The visitors won the third match of the Indian leg in the six-match home-and-away hockey series 3-0.
Pakistan rallied from a goal in arrears to win the men's hockey match at the Commonwealth Games 4-1.
After three straight defeats, India drew the first Test of the second leg, in the hockey series between the countries.
In a subtle show of strength to China, the Indian Air Force on Tuesday landed its C-130J Super Hercules transport plane at the world's highest and recently-activated Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip in Ladakh near the Line of Actual Control, the scene of a stand-off with Chinese troops in April.
Once renowned stars of their own sporting arena, former India hockey players Gagan Ajit Singh and Rajpal Singh will be in incharge of security at the PCA stadium, in Mohali, during ongoing ICC World Twenty20.
'Openness is a great weapon in the armoury of more open societies. That's why the fight with Pakistan isn't just about India be six times bigger, but equally bitter and insecure Pakistan,' argues Shekhar Gupta.
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