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Asian Champions Trophy Hockey: Surender Kumar suspended for knockouts

PTI
Published : Oct 28, 2016, 12:33 am IST
Updated : Oct 28, 2016, 12:33 am IST

India defender Surender Kumar will not play any further role in the fourth Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament after being suspended for two matches following a deliberate foul during the game ag

India defender Surender Kumar will not play any further role in the fourth Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament after being suspended for two matches following a deliberate foul during the game against Malaysia.

Asian Hockey Federation technical delegate Ramesh Appoo on Thursday conducted a disciplinary hearing under the Code of Conduct and found Surender guilty of a serious foul, warranting suspension for two matches.

The defender, whose good performance in the Champions Trophy earned him a place in the squad for the Olympic Games, will have to sit out of the knockout round, starting with the semi-final on Saturday.

“Surender was shown a yellow card by the umpire for an off-the-ball incident in which Surender lifted his stick in an appropriate manner, thereby causing his stick to hit the chin of a Malaysian player,” Appoo said in a statement.

“Having considered the evidence before me, including the explanation given by Surender, I have imposed a two-match suspension,” the technical delegate added.

India, S. Korea set for semis clash India take on South Korea in the semi-finals after the Koreans conceded a late equaliser to Malaysia 1-1 and finished fourth in the round-robin league standings. In case of a Korean victory, India’s semi-final would have been against Pakistan.

India had topped the league standings with 13 points after their preliminary fixtures, but there was plenty of drama on the last day of the league fixtures. Pakistan defeated China 4-0 to take their points tally to nine, the same as Malaysia before the last outing against the Koreans, who had seven points ahead of the last match.