It’s the first final he’s lost since 2005 — to Taufik Hidayat, something that most have forgotten about. However, Hockey India termed these achievements ‘more incidental than deliberate. They’ll be happy today,” they say accusingly, adding that at the next Worlds in Nanjing, China, they’ll root for the Indian. Tell him to gain strength but not at the cost of his footwork,” says Chris Pang of Malaysia. Roelant Oltmans sacked: 23rd hockey coach fired in 23 years; says 'can't change system'. um in the HWL Finals, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games provided we have the systems in place,” he said, “But you never know because a new coach will come and he will have his own style of play. A particular company may have a strong presence in one of the markets but may like to have an association with a company that has strong foothold in another market. But I feel the team is heading in the right direction,” he signed off. Was it really Lin Dan who whisked away in a car after his loss. O’Keefe was impressive during this year’s Test series in India, capturing 19 wickets, including a match-winning 12-wicket haul in the first Test victory.