India hockey coach Michael Nobbs on Friday said he was looking forward to the upcoming home-and-away bilateral hockey series against Pakistan but now that the Indian government has decided to call it off, he was left with a mixed feeling.
The Indian government on Friday called off the bilateral hockey series on security grounds, and while Nobbs felt that the 10-match series could have been postponed and not cancelled, but he insisted it could be good for the boys who already have a tight packed calendar.
“I hoped that the 10-match series on either side of the border will be postponed and not cancelled. The India-Pakistan hockey matches are followed keenly by hockey buffs and I had looked forward to the series,” he said. “But in a way it would be fine for the boys as they have a tight packed calendar.”
Published 15 March 2013, 16:43 IST