Gujarat Fortunegiants’ winning streak snapped by Haryana Steelers, Bengal Warriors choke and draw with UP Yoddha. 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. so that their names are uttered perfectly at next month’s Japan Open and in the lead-up to Tokyo. The German never publicly criticised Coutinho — or questioned the legitimacy of his injury . 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. Jackie Steward said it would take at least a generation before drivers from Asia would be challenging for the championship. In women’s doubles, Ramya Venkatesh Chickmenhalli and Trisha Hegde and Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker crashed out of the tournament. l player vying for digital rights for the rest of the world, Johri said that the possibility cannot be ruled out. “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. The players alleged that Oltmans ‘favoured a couple of players’ despite their poor form, which affected the morale of the team.