Concerns about Indian men's hockey team's post-Tokyo show: Real or unfounded?
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Jaspreet Sahni
IOA and FIH chief Narinder Batra with Graham Reid, coach of Indian men's hockey team, in Bhubaneswar (Photo Courtesy: Narinder Batra)
NEW DELHI: A lot of activity happened between India's upset defeat against France in South Africa and the two Pro League games against Spain last weekend. The tone of affairs between Delhi and Bhubaneswar was one of 'damage control', especially because it followed a tersely worded letter to Hockey India (HI) that labelled India's performance since the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal as "unacceptable".