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Sahara India steps in against FIH  x15
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July 26, 2005 
Televisionpoint.com, India
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Sahara India Pariwar, the official sponsor of the Indian hockey team have decided to step in and take up the national team's case against the International Hockey Federation. After the Indian junior team lost their third-fourth playoff match (allegedly owing to bad umpiring decisions) against Spain at the World Cup in Rotterdam recently, Sahara officials called up the FIH president Els van Breda Vriesman asking her to look into the matter.
"We called up the FIH office the moment the match was over. We spoke to the president about the continuos bad umpiring decisions that were effecting India's fortunes. She assured us that the FIH will take up the matter and give it a serious thought. She will be visiting India during the Champions Trophy in December (in Chennai) and we'll discuss the matter in detail then," Sahara's corporate communications head Abhijit Sarkar said.
Sahara India are also the global partners for the FIH and play a major role in the worldwide development of the game. "We do not want to fall victim to poor supervision in the near future. It is true that we are associated with the FIH. But we are also sponsors of our country's national team. How can we overlook the issue when our country suffers from unfair judgment in crucial international matches?" said Sarkar.
"Time and again, it has happened to us. As was the case in the Spain match. That one decision deprived India of a medal finish," he said.
India were robbed of a medal at the Junior World Cup after umpires from Malaysia and Holland disallowed goals against Spain that seemed to be legitimate. On July 10, India lost to Australia 2-3 in the semifinal match. In the match, one penalty corner and a penalty stroke, both controversial, were awarded against India after they were leading by two goals. The very next day, India lost to Spain in a match for the third-fourth place after a late goal by V. Raja was denied by Dutch umpire Erik Klein Nagelvoort.
Coach Harendra Singh also cried hoarse on the biased treatment. "It is high time that the FIH introduces a third umpire in hockey. No team wants to lose a match (and the medal) because of a human error. My playing XI were not beaten by our rivals' playing XI. It was the 13th man on the pitch that robbed us of the podium finish," he had said after the team returned home.
Sahara, however, has no plans to disassociate itself with the FIH to promote the game throughout the world. When asked if they had any plans to do so, Sarkar said, "No, that will not be the case. We just want that after spending so much money on the development of the game, we should be provided with the best available facilities."
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fair
07-27-2005 1:52 am
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Whos Fault?
I think the rumours of overage players might affect your fortunes more than umpiring decisions.........
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Rudi
07-27-2005 1:43 pm
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bad umpiring
Yes, the bad umpiring decisions are very hard on the 25 year old players...it was their last chance to play for a medal in the Junior World Cup before their hair turns gray.
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Indian
07-28-2005 11:04 am
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Money talks
The only lanuage the western world understands is the language of MONEY. Clearly India is becoming richer, while there are federations out west which are struggling to buy the kit and plane ticket for their players. Its time India starts running this game at the world level. Same way Cricket has been yanked from Europe and is now going to be headquartered in Asia, same should and will happen in Hockey.
Now, if only Sahara shows the same spine and assertiveness in getting rid of the convict Gill (yes, the Supreme court of India has affirmed his crime in molesting a woman IAS officer) and his bank peon assistant Jyothi Kumaran (what a travesty - India with its immense talent has to end up having these two run the game), they would have done real service to the game in India.
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manik
07-30-2005 7:02 am
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i just dont understand what Mr.FAIR and RUDI are argueing .they need some mental treatment
this is a official letter send by SAHARA through IHF to FIH .and it is left for FIH to take nessarry steps regarding the letter.they will do the needfull according to thier rules.
every country has a right to discuss some of thier matters regarding various issues including umpiring.
so i dont understand what rudy and fair are really trying to say.
GOOD UMPIRING IS GOOD FOR THE BUITIFUL GAME HOCKEY.
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Wolvies
08-08-2005 3:40 am
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Indian what are you on about?
westerners only understand money.......funny that india is the gambling capital of the world then. how many underground bookmakers do you have trying to fix Cricket Test matches these days.
Mate everyone gets bad umpiring decisions some times thats the way all sport is. i agree the umpiring wasnt great but what can you do. The aussies were to good for you guys anyway.
By the way the only reason the ICC moved to india way so that they can avoid paying european tax rates.
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cricket vs hockey
08-08-2005 7:32 am
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To Mr wolvies
are you comparing hockey with cricket. forget it . hockey is a very poor game nobody would like to bet on hockey matches.
where is the money in hockey.sahara is sponsoring indian cricket and hockey .but the way its spends money on cricket is much more then hockey.
there are lots of official beting sites world wide even in england for cricket.money in cricket is all over the world not alone in india.
cricket is more viewer friendly even a five day test match(eg.ashes test matches) then a 70min hockey match.
bad umpiring very funny hockey will continue this way the same old story.why not use tv umpiring like cricket but wait where is the money in hockey.poor hockey.
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yueyoz
08-09-2005 1:09 pm
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Losers
Let's face it. Indian hockey has turned into a bunch of whingeing losers who can't fulfil their enormous potential because they can't face up their own shortcomings. I was at Rotterdam and the Indian team didn't lose because of the umpiring. They lost because of poor coaching, poor tactics and lack of conviction. The coach was so busytrying to pull his players off the field and crying after the "controversial" decision that India squandered the momentum that they had. The Indians and the Argentinians were the most talented players there but one team had character and the other didn't.
Corruption and self pity will prevent India progressing in sport in general, let alone hockey. If you want an example of the extent of the problem, look at cricket. Yes there is more money in Indian cricket than all the other countries put together. Look at the return. Alternatively, how has India done in the Olympics in any sport. I don't think the umpires have kept India out of the medals.
The day that an Indian team is picked on merit, is fit enough, is well disciplined with a common goal and takes respomsibility for it's own failures is the day India might win something of note.
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Ankit Desai
08-10-2005 8:19 am
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Wt do u want to say abt Dutch and Germans
Dear Yueyoz and XXX,
What do you want to say about Netherland's and Germany's coaches. Their respective team even didn't qualify for medal compitation. What is ur view for those best team's coach's strategies and plan?
Its not first time they even didn't their for 2001 JMWC's medal compitation.
Ankit Desai
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Yueyoz
08-10-2005 4:09 pm
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Wt do u want to say abt Dutch and Germans
I want to say that the Dutch and Germans finished in the places they should have done, given the quality of their players (Unlike India, who underperformed). I have never seen a Dutch or German coach try and pull his players off the field because of an umpires decision and thereby give his players an excuse to fail. The main issue is not the JWC, which is after should be about development, rather than an end in itself, but overall performance and how you react to it. The JWC is just symptomatic of India's problems. I get the feeling that winning a juniour tournament is more important to India than it should be.
If I was in charge of a national federation and was trying to justify it's performance over the last decade, I think i would rather be Dutch or German than Indian. Come to think of it I would rather be any nationality than Indian (Even English/British, only just).
Gold medals and world cups (senior) in both men and women, tend to indicate that you have got things right. Not having any, when you have abundant talent tends to indicate you have got things horribly wrong. Especially when you have the sort of backing that Sahara brings to the table. The way to rectify the situation is to look in the mirror first, not whinge about umpires.
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Ankit Desai
08-11-2005 2:29 pm
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About India
Dear Yueyoz,
I am proud to be an Indian. And I like to improve the system rather except other nationality. Its very shame on you taht you even think to change nationality when you will face tough time. shame shame.
yes we are not consistant during last decade, but where were you and your like country when India won olympic medals in the past , i dont want to talk abt past here nor nationality. Its batter to talk about Hockey here rather attack on nationality as I said before in diff artical's comments I respect each country. Why not talk abt JMWC we are consistant in it. In semi medal was decided on penalty strokes not by field goals as they are same (1-1), cant you see that , it means both teams have same potentials. and that controversial decision was not made ther picture was different.
so please. your suggestion are welcomed to improve game but no personal attack or attack on nationality. Mind you.
Ankit Desai
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indian
08-13-2005 2:23 am
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save Indian hockey
Kindly somebody from higher authority from our country will take any action in removing Mr. Gill and Jyothi who have made the mockery of this game. Why this man Gill still holding the chief of IHF post. Supreme court has punished him why still he has been allowed on the top post. For the last decade he is holding the chief post what our hockey has achieved why we have not regained our lost glory. If things have not changed why govt is not taking action in removing these old faces. They are changing coaches of india like clothes are changed every now and then why nobody is changing these peoples from the hockey scene. Now india lost in junior world cup, this is not b,coz bad umpiring or any thing. This is bcoz of these bunch of bad peoples who around this game just for the sack of fun and time pass. This is the high time that Govt of India step in and remove these peoples to save this great game of Hockey
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Arvind
08-14-2005 7:35 am
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Yueyoz,
I absolutely agree with you that we Indians never own up to our responsibilities when it comes to sport. Whenever we lose, more often than not, it is somebody else's fault. We are just not mentally strong enough to tide over these blemishes by umpires and create more opportunities for scoring goals even when a couple of them have been robbed from us by the umpires. Probably that is the difference between us and the rest of the elite hockey countries...the mental strength.
Having said that...While I am not suggesting that the development of hockey in India has lagged because of the umpires, it does hurt to see precious tournament points and medal positions being snacthed away by a few mistakes by umpires. Who knows what might have happenned if we had not been at the receiving end of bad decisions at the Athens Olympics. A good performace at world events brings the game to the fore & into the limelight and in turn encourages young children to take up the sport.
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Jammusingh
08-29-2005 7:51 am
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harinder's crying
Harinder i know you crying for fair umpiring and excepecting something other than your team performence.
Anyway we should focus on the players and the fields in india to get more better results.
I think We should have atleast one Astotruff ground in every High school and college.
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jaydeep
09-01-2005 7:36 am
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to jammusingh
do you know how much a astroturf cost in india two and half crores only installation and other facilities will cost extra what do you think is it easy to raise so much money for each schools
imposible hockey is not a rich game worldwide we have to adjust with what we have
hockey is also not played in every part of our country also.
i also dont see hockey will survive for long in india the game has lost most of its
popularity.even if india wins few matches in future
it is better india spend more money on soccer,tennies and other sports then hockey.
anyhow full marks to sahara for sponsoring the game hockey.
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