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Harendra Singh had a major role to play in reviving Sardar's career and the former captain said the sacked India coach wasn't given enough time to prove his worth with the senior national side.
The Indian Men’s Hockey team suffered an injury setback as striker S V Sunil was virtually ruled out of the upcoming World Cup citing a knee injury.
In fact, it is Australia against whom India lost in a shoot-out in the final of the last Champions Trophy in London. And that result would definitely be on the Indian players' minds when they take the turf on Wednesday.
Hockey India on Friday named a 33-man core probables' list for national camp ahead of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and Commonwealth Games (CWG) — the first two major events of what is going to be a gruelling season.
India will play arch-rivals Pakistan in their third and final Super 4 match on Saturday.
New coach Sjoerd Marijne got the boys around him upon taking charge and said that a team's progress depends as much on the trust factor as on skills and other aspects.
India won the game today, but coach Oltmans would be worrying about his team's poor conversion rate from penalty corners.
India had finished runners-up in last year`s edition when they had lost 0-4 to Australia in the final.
Md. Mushtaque Ahmad, Secretary General of Hockey India (HI) congratulated Sunil on his achievement.
Indian team has a lot of assignments lined-up for the next year such as Asia Cup, Hockey World League Final, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Champions Trophy and World Cup in 2018.
Jake Whetton swept home in the 43rd goal to make it 7-0 as Punjab bounced back in style from their ignominious 4-10 opening match defeat to Dabang Mumbai last Friday.
Sunil will be replaced by Ramandeep Singh while Akashdeep Singh will fill in for the 24-year-old Manpreet.
India's midfield will be manned by Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Manpreet, Sardar Singh, SK Uthappa and Devindar Walmiki.
Sreejesh led the Roelant Oltmans-coached side to a silver medal at the Champions Trophy in London in June, where Sardar was rested.
At the Lee Valley Hockey Centre, India's domination earned them the lead through day's captain SV Sunil's 39th minute goal.
This was India's biggest win since their 7-4 triumph against Pakistan in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Sunil admitted that inconsistency was major problem for the host in the pool phase but the team overcame that in the quarterfinal against the Great Britain.
Oltmans says the passes itself were terrible and forwards aren't just to be blamed.
Hockey Coorg has been introduced as an Associate Member unit from the state.
Riding on forward SK Uthappa's twin strike, the Indian men's hockey team posted yet another win against New Zealand A in the second game of the Kiwi tour here on Saturday.
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