New Delhi: India’s newly-appointed women’s hockey coach Harendra Singh says he expects his players to earn their “rightful places” in the national team.
The former India player will to take over as the coach of the India women’s senior team for the first time in his career.
“The last few days have been incredible to say the least. The dust has settled and it’s time to move on,” Harendra wrote on Facebook, referring to the latest developments in Indian hockey.
Women’s national hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne was on Friday named chief coach of the Indian men’s team — a surprising decision given the Dutchman has no prior experience of handling a senior men’s side. Besides, junior World Cup winning coach Harendra was appointed high performance specialist of the senior women’s team.
Harendra said, “Taking full responsibility for the women’s team is an honour. I thank all those who have placed me in this position.
“With my staff, I now look forward to working with this talented group of players. We will concentrate on providing the team with the best possible environment and opportunities, in return we expect our players to deliver and take their rightful spot at the top.”
