BHUBANESWAR: He is dutifully dedicated to his current role as the Chief Coach of the US senior men's team, but every time Team India gets on the hockey pitch, it's impossible to keep former India coach Harendra Singh away from the action. In fact, the World Cup in Odisha brought him back closer to the pitch where he anxiously paced up and down and shouted as India coach during the 2018 World Cup.
The pain of not going past the quarterfinals in 2018 is still there inside Harendra, and it flared up when he witnessed India giving it away in the crossover match on January 22 this time and succumbing to the pressure exerted by New Zealand, who held their nerve better in the sudden death shootout to win 5-4 and push India out of title contention.
