12 years later, the team did not get any medal, the answer to senior players; Marin's selection was short

Senior team members met the officials and said that if the team plays a big tournament before reaching the Gold Coast, then the team will get a lot of help in the Commonwealth Games.

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New Delhi: Indian men's hockey team's performance in the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast is not respectable. And the Indian team was satisfied with the fourth place. Senior players of the team have asked Hockey India that the team could have done well in the Gold Coast if the team had the opportunity to play more matches before going to Australia.

Senior team members - Captain Manpreet Singh, Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, SV Sunil and Rupinder Pal Singh held a meeting with Hockey India officials on Tuesday and reason behind the team's defeat. In this meeting, Indian team coach Shard Marin could not be included due to his leave.

For the first time in 12 years, the team returned home without medal

Let us tell you that the fans are angry with one side of the poor performance of the Indian team in the Gold Coast, and the players are not happy. For the first time since 2010, when the team failed to qualify for the final, the team returned to the country without any medal for the first time since 2006. In the semi-finals where the Indian team faced defeat in the semi-finals, Bronze Medal had to beat him by the England team. The players defended themselves and said, "Before the game, we did not get the chance to know and understand each other. "The players further said that if we were to play a single tournament before reaching the Gold Coast, then Commonwealth Games could have done well. However, the players did not say anything about the selection and the coach's strategy.

Seniors drop due to young players

Regular players like Sardar Singh, Ramandeep Singh and Birendra Lakra had to drop due to young players. However, before leaving the Gold Coast, the team did not play a single big tournament. So the coach of the team had reserved some players for Azlan Shah Cup.

Coach Marin's team selection was not special

However, the performance of some young players such as Vivek Sagar Prasad, Dilpreet Singh, Sumit and Gurinder Singh was not as good. Thereby, the selection of coach Marin can be questioned. An official of Hockey India said that all these things have been noticed during the review meeting and it will be worked out in the coming weeks.

On the other hand, for the Sardar Singh where the team was closed for a few months, after which they can join the team in the national camp in Bangalore from next week.

Sardar Singh can return

Sardar Singh was told by team management that the team no longer needed them. So Marin and High Performance Director David John also gave young players more importance. Even after Sardar Singh did not join the team and seeing the team's performance, sources have come to know that, "This young team can be challenging to perform big tournaments such as Asian Games and later World Cup. Because the team is inexperienced right now. ''