I am willing to take Oltmans' advise, says new hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne
Cricket | Sep 08, 2017, 07:32 PM ISTMarijne replaced fellow Dutchman Roelant Oltmans, who was sacked after a few ordinary performances in the past few months.
Marijne replaced fellow Dutchman Roelant Oltmans, who was sacked after a few ordinary performances in the past few months.
The Dutchman said he has no regrets about Hockey India's decision, he believes he has made a good roadmap for the team to follow in the future.
Oltmans had joined the Indian team as High-Performance Director in January 2013 and took over as coach in July 2015 after the ouster of Paul Van Ass.
The 63-year old Oltmans became the head coach of India men's hockey team after Paul Van Ass left controversially in 2015.
Forwards Gurjant Singh, Armaan Qureshi, midfielder Nilkanta Sharma, full-back Tirkey, Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Suraj Kerkera made their debut for Indian hockey team on the Europe tour.
India conceded the solitary goal in the dying minutes of the fourth quarter and final 15 minutes with Tom Boon (60th minute) finding the net for the hosts.
Junior World Cup heroes Varun Kumar, Dipsan Tirkey, Nilakanta Sharma, Gurjant Singh and Armaan Qureshi have been named in India hockey squad for the tour of Belgium and Netherlands.
Hockey India claims that tournament will return in 2019 with a fresh outlook.
In contrast, 2016 has been a landmark year when the men's team won its maiden Champions Trophy silver medal, which propelled them to No. 5 in the FIH rankings - India's best standing since 2004.
Sardar Singh was last year accused by British-Indian hockey player Ashpal Bhogal, who had claimed to be his fiancee, of rape and assault both in India and UK.
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