In 2015, he was made the chief coach after Van Ass was sacked following a tiff with then Hockey India president Narinder Batra. o stop the player drain that has previously seen Javier Mascherano, Xabi Alonso and Luis Suarez depart for Spain. Pliskova finished with nine aces and just one double fault while Zhang hit two aces while committing five doubles. rld number one Karolina Pliskova out of US OpenResetting was key after second set loss, says Kevin Anderson after quarterfinal win at US OpenKarolina Pliskova showed the steel of a world number one as she fought off a match point to claim a riveting 3-6 7-5 6-4 comeback win over Zhang Shuai in the U. “My plans from day one was to set long-term goals for India hockey to put the house in order and achieve a level a consistency. He had defeated Japan’s Hikaru Minegishi 21-15 19-21 21-11 early in the day. He did not share a cordial relationship with Oltmans. He said that India has no dearth of talent and can be a force in world hockey. “I can only say that at least the area where I come from, not too many people are keen. l player vying for digital rights for the rest of the world, Johri said that the possibility cannot be ruled out.