The German was India’s first tryst with a foreign coach in a sport where eight Olympic gold medals were supposed to mean the country needed no outside help. backed,” the skipper had said, adding: “I think he is much more relaxed after that West Indies series. The questionsrevolved around last 12 months, going back to the Olympic Games and performances. remained more or less similar, but Hockey India believes getting rid of the foreigner will somehow improve performance. “I didn’t expect that coming into today, but racing is full of surprises and you never know what will happen,” Stroll said. Only the five group winners qualify for the World Cup. d questions about a different tournament entirely _ one where he was involved in a match under scrutiny from anti-corruption investigators because of unusual betting. dreva and coolly knock the ball through the legs of an unsuspecting Marco Veratti. Later on, it was abandoned due to adverse weather conditions and postponed till Sunday. o perform a detailed assessment of all the senior core probables, with those that have reached their peak performance to make way for younger talent,” the release adds, a routine task for selectors which could have been done with the same coach at the helm.