Sandeep and Sardar appeal against HI ban

CHANDIGARH: Banned Indian hockey players Sandeep Singh and Sardar Singh have filed an appeal with Hockey India to get the ban lifted. The two leading players were banned for two years after they abruptly quit the national camp at Bangalore before the Asian Champions Trophy.

“Sandeep Singh and Sardar Singh have filed an appeal on Wednesday stating that they regret leaving the camp midway and admitted that they have been guilty of not conforming to the rules and regulations repeatedly,” HI’s disciplinary committee chairman Pargat Singh on Friday.

Claiming that they are the future of hockey in India, both have assured in an e-mail that discipline would never be an issue with them and they be given a chance to represent the country, he added.