Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh is in favour of a foreign coach as Michael Nobbs's replacement, but said Olympian M K Kaushik too can live up to the job under High Performance Director, Roelant Oltmans' guidance.
Welcoming Kaushik's appointment as a coach with the Indian men's hockey team, Sardar said the Olympian has the credentials to produce results but needs a foreign expert like Oltmans to constantly guide him.
"India has good coaches, there is no doubt about it. Kaushik sir is a very good coach. He doesn't have to prove it to anyone. It was a good decision to bring him in. He can replace Michael Nobbs but he will need someone like Oltmans to guide him," Sardar told PTI.
"But I feel a foreign coach has better knowledge about the requirements of modern-day hockey. If Kaushik takes up Nobbs position, Oltmans will have to spent more time with us", he said.
"At end of the day the decision rests with Hockey India and they have already made it clear that a foreigner will be appointed as chief coach," he said.
Legendary Australia coach Ric Charlesworth has recently said that Indian coaches are not good enough and the eight-time Olympic champions need a foreign expert to meet the requirements of modern hockey.
India's High Performance Director and Dutch legend Oltmans is currently in charge of the team till next month's Asia Cup after Australian Nobbs' association with the country ended prematurely last week.
Even though Nobbs' claimed that he resigned from the post because of his deteriorating health condition, Hockey India said his non-performance had a role to play in the Australian's unceremonious ouster.
