Saturday, dealing a severe blow to the visitors’ hopes of direct qualification for next year’s World Cup finals in Russia. Both India sub-continental and world media rights are in offer and it is the former that is the most coveted due to the massive interest that the tournament generates. According to John, the process may take up to three months but it is believed current women’s team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne is being considered as a replacement. l player vying for digital rights for the rest of the world, Johri said that the possibility cannot be ruled out. Those results, coupled with the team’s inability to beat the top nations, made Oltmans’ position untenable, according to Hockey India. Michel Nobbs, Terry Walsh, Paul Van Ass and Oltmans, who is latest to be removed unceremoniously. The increase in bandwidth and connectivity for all the major digital players have also helped. Gujarat dominated the first half and were leading by seven points at the end of it. Hockey India’s high performance director David John, primarily a fitness coach, has been handed over the reins till a new coach is identified. However, of the regular 20 drivers, all but four are European, with one each from Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico.