Former women's hockey team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne's 'full and final' salary was stopped on the recommendations of Hockey India (HI) after he was denied a NOC for failing to return his official laptop.
The former Dutch player came to the country to take over the Indian women's team in 2017 but was appointed the chief coach of the men's side later that year.
The team had already created history and surpassed all expectations by entering the semifinals of the Olympics for the first time.
The Indian team bounced back tremendously in the tournament after successive losses in group stage and Marijne said the movie helped the side psychologically.
India women's hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne revealed that he's writing a book to keep the anxiety at bay amid the lockdown.
Hockey India on Saturday named a 25-member core probables list for the upcoming senior women national camp, beginning at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru campus, on Sunday.
Having qualified for the 2020 Olympics earlier this month, the Indian women's team is now gearing up for the upcoming tournaments, starting with a tour of New Zealand in January next year.
India came into the match with a 5-1 lead in the first leg but that lead was wiped off as they conceded four goals in a nightmarish first two quarters.
Goals rained thick and fast in the Pool B match at the GBK Hockey Field with as many as 10 Indians out of 18, who took the field, entering their names in the scoresheet.
The Indian women's team has recently returned from their Spain Tour where they played five matches against the host nation.
Under the guidance of Harendra, who led the Indian junior men's hockey team to the WC title in 2016, the women's team finished an impressive fourth at the 2018 CWG.
India hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne said he found it hard to recognise the team he has been coaching while watching it squander the lead and settle for a frustrating 2-2 draw against a lackadaisical Pakistan in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday.
The Indian Team is presently in Ipoh, Malaysia for the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup where they play Argentina in their opening match on Saturday.
Despite having the better share of chances in their final Pool B match against Germany, the hosts could not execute them and went down 0-2.
While preparing for the Hockey World League Final, the Indian team will play practice matches against Olympic Gold medallists Argentina on November 27 and England on November 28 respectively.
The coach, who replaced sacked Roelant Oltmans, further emphasised that the Indian team needs to work on consistency.
Marijne, who took over the team after the sudden ouster of the legendary Roelant Oltmans, feels that Indians can be a lethal force against any opposition if they can carry on with the same style of play in the upcoming tournaments.
India edged past Malaysia 2-1 to claim their first continental championship triumph in a decade.
India have been placed in Pool A in the Asia Cup and will open their campaign against Japan on October 11 before taking on hosts Bangladesh on October 13 followed mouth-watering clash against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 15.
John further said the appointment was made quickly for the stability of the team ahead of Asia Cup, which is scheduled for next month.
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