Its a rewards time.

Michale Nobbs gets ten percent increase in his pay, even as the winning squad of Delhi Qualifier gets a small purse of Rs. 1 each per player from each Lalit Hotel and Hockey India.

The support staff will get Rs. 50,000 each from Hockey India.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has raised the salary of India Men’s Hockey coach Mr. Michael Jack Nobbs from 10000/- Australian Dollars per month to 11000/- Australian Dollars per month.

A notification from the Ministry says the raise is with ‘immediate effect in recognition of notable achievement of male Hockey players by qualifying for the Olympics, 2012. The orders to this effect have been issued by the Sports Authority of India today.’