NEW DELHI: Hockey India on Monday announced former Australian midfielder Graham Reid as the replacement for Harendra Singh, the men’s national team coach who was sacked this January after the team’s quarter-final exit as hosts of the World Cup.

“Graham Reid is backed by a successful career as a player and also comes with a strong coaching experience, having worked with the Australian and Netherlands national teams,” Mohammad Mushtaque Ahmad, president of Hockey India, said in a statement.

“We are hopeful his experience and expertise will help the Indian men’s hockey team achieve desirable results leading up to and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” he added.

Published in Dawn, April 09th, 2019