Don’t think it’s correct to use Sardar Singh’s issue as an excuse: Hockey coach Roelant Oltmans

Chief hockey coach Roelant Oltmans said the Sardar Singh issue should not be used as an ‘excuse’ for India’s poor performance, adding that this was a wake-up call for the team ahead of October’s Asia Cup and the World League finals.

by Mihir Vasavda


Roelant Oltmans called India’s showing at the Hockey World League semifinals in London ‘a wake up call’.

A sixth-place finish at the 10-team Hockey World League Semifinals in London handed India a reality check ahead of next year’s World Cup. A police interrogation against former captain Sardar Singh and allegations of match fixing made against Pakistan officials, by Hockey India, further rocked the boat.