Former captain Sardar Singh has been included in a 13-member Hockey India selection committee, to be headed by BP Govinda, a member of the 1975 World Cup winning team.<\/p>\n
Sardar, who wanted to continue playing till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but was forced to quit after a disappointing Asian Games campaign last year, confirmed the development.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a completely different challenge and an exciting one. All these years I served as a player now I got the opportunity to serve from the other side of the table.\u201d
\nThe selection committee also includes Harbinder Singh, Syed Ali, A B Subbaiah, R P Singh, Rajnish Mishra, Joydeep Kaur, Surender Kaur, Asunta Lakra, High Performance Director David John and chief coaches of the senior men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams.<\/p>\n
Having been on the other side of the pitch just a few months back, Sardar very well knows what it takes to build a team and pointed out that any day he would prefer experience over youth.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been player for the past two decades and I know what is important for a team. Youth can never replace experience. What I feel is that any good team is a balance of youth and experience. Look at Belgium,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a selector my approach would be the same. I would always vouch for experience but at the same time will like to see good youngsters in the team. India need experienced players like P R Sreejesh, Rupinder Pal Singh and S V Sunil to guide the youngsters till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked how he will prioritise, the former star midfielder said: \u201cIt won\u2019t be a problem at all. Yes, I am working on a few personal things but serving Indian hockey is always a priority for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harendra Singh had a major role to play in reviving Sardar\u2019s career and the former captain said the sacked India coach wasn\u2019t given enough time to prove his worth with the senior national side.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it was not a wise decision. Harendra is one of the best coaches of India. I think we didn\u2019t give him enough time. In the 4-5 tournaments with the senior side he managed 3 podium finishes for India.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think any coach needs at least four years to build a team and get desired results,\u201d Sardar said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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