Spectators jeered at Indian hockey players

Published Fri, Mar 12 10 09:07 PM

New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) A section of the crowd today jeered the Indian hockey players and shouted slogans against coach Jose Brasa after the home side lost 2-4 to Argentina to finish eighth in the World Cup here. Just as the Indian players were entering the mixed zone, meant for media interaction after a symbolic lap of honour, some spectators at the southern stand jeered them with expletives. Captain Rajpal Singh and forward Prabhjot Singh, who had a forgettable World Cup, had a brief altercation with the spectators and the policemen at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium intervened to clam down the crowd. The spectators also shouted ''Brasa hai hai'' and the Spaniard asked the journalists to know what crowd was saying. Rajpal, however, said the crowd supported the home team more than the players had expected. "We got support from the hockey fans more than what we had expected. We could not do well in the World Cup but we hope we would make them happy in the Commonwealth Games here," he said. Striker Shivendra Singh said the players feel sorry that they had disappointed the hockey fans of the country. "We are sorry that we could not do well. They must have been disappointed. We will try to do well in future," he said. PTI PDS AT

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