In 2015, he was made the chief coach after Van Ass was sacked following a tiff with then Hockey India president Narinder Batra. The German never publicly criticised Coutinho — or questioned the legitimacy of his injury . The big screen in Glasgow on Finals Day mis-spells Okuhara’s name as Nozami, even while the Chinese . They don’t know the pattern of sport and the flavour of modern hockey,” he said. “With regards to scheduling, as you know, I don’t make the schedule,” said Sharapo. Open for unsportsmanlike conduct during his 6-4, 7-6 , 3-6, 6-0 loss to Stefano Travaglia on Wednesday. “Overall, these factors were responsible in the team’s performances stagnating over the last 12 months, especially after the Olympics. The decision was taken after a three-day meeting of the Hockey India High Performance and Development Committee, which concluded today. s, with large numbers taking to social media to express their unhappiness about a player who earlier this year signed a new five-year deal with the words: “I signed this new contract to stay here for a few more years because it’s a great honour for me. The team finished sixth out of 10 teams in the tournament but the defeats to minnows Malaysia and Canada dented the confidence Hockey India had in him.