Hockey India made sweeping changes in the national selection committee, bringing in many young faces.
The nine-member selection committee will be headed by Olympian BP Govinda.
The new committee was decided at the HI Executive Board meeting recently and will come into effect from July 1.
It will have one-year tenure.
It includes former men’s team captains Gagan Ajit Singh and Arjun Halappa, besides women’s team skippers Savitri Purty, Mamta Kharab, Surinder Kaur and Saba Anjum, who is youngest member in the committee at 27.
The other two members in the panel are Olympian Syed Ali (1976 Olympics) and former international player RP Singh (World Cup in 1986 & 1990).
“The Selection Committee will work jointly with the High Performance and Development Committee to identify fresh talent in the country. The High Performance committee is a step forward in bringing uniformity in the development of the sport across the country.”
HI secretary general Narinder Batra said they have selected youngsters because they know the modern day hockey.
“The committee has been selected keeping in mind the present day environment. They know what it needs today to take Indian hockey forward,” he said.
“Besides we have people like BP Govinda and Harbinder Singh who is the government advisor in the committee. It is a fine mix of youth and experience,” he added.
source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk / Mail Online India / Home> India / by Mail Today Reporter / June 01st, 2013
