Shame on IHF

After all the hype around Premier Hockey League, all the Indian Hockey federation managed to do was kick themselves out of the Olympics. I have been an avid follower of hockey for many years now. I regret to say that the people at the helm of Indian Hockey are autocratic, and it is starting to hurt the game. The IHF is the only instance where the president(KPS Gill) has administered for 10+ years. Many a time, change can be the only solution and its time for a change. Not just because he has been at the helm for such long, but for some blunders which i am going to list below :

1. Horrendous is what i would term at what he did on the eve of the previous hockey world cup. The then coach Baskaran was sacked, and a German coach was appointed with only weeks of preparation left for the world cup. The result India finished 11th out of 12 teams.
2. In the run-in to the Olympics, India's in-form striker Dhanraj Pillay was left out of the squad. And it took some strong political intervention to reinstate him into the team. India though eventually did not make it to the semis.
3. Once again probably the best striker in the first edition of the PHL, Dhanraj Pillay, was not even close to making it to the national squad. The reason stated was that he was not fit(getting old). God save Indian hockey !!!
4. India were unlucky i should say in the previous Olympics and the World cup. Just before the Olympics, Jugraj Singh(drag-flicker) met with an accident, and before the world cup Sandeep Singh(drag-flicker) was accidentally shot by a cop. It was unlucky to lose penalty corner specialists just before major tournaments. But where were the replacements ? Why were veterans overlooked for a kiddie(Raghunath). It was like including Theo Walcott in the English side.
5. A change in coach has happened almost every season. I don't think it will do the team any good.

The list of blunders will go on.... Now what does Gill mean by saying "No Comments" when questioned about this debacle ? Shame on him !!! I got to see some of India's best and worst moments in the last decade. The best(Asian games gold) came when quality players were there in the squad, and the worst came when these clowns at the helm were partying at the cost of national pride.