from Lallana to beat the Slovakia in last September’s fixture, a game played under previous England manager Sam Allardyce. “Monday’s auction could produce historic numbers. ’Hockey India selector B P Govinda on Saturday said that High Performance Director David John will d. 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. Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam, who took the match-clinching final wicket in Dhaka, said t. India can be a strong contender in World cup and Asian Gamesbut you need to give enough time and free hand to the coach,” he said. There could be a possibility that some of the major players may get into a consortiumto place bid for the global rights. Oltmans’ future was thrown into doubt in July after India’s dismal performance at the Hockey World League. Although Coutinho was keen, handing in a transfer request after developing a back injury that preven. In women’s doubles, Ramya Venkatesh Chickmenhalli and Trisha Hegde and Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker crashed out of the tournament.