Never say die– KPS Gill holds an AGM

Here is a man under whose regime Indian Hockey hit its nadir. But , he is convinced that he is the knight in shining armour for the Indian Hockey. KPS Gill, the old man who should have retired, has gone ahead and held an AGM of the Indian Hockey Federation. Though IHF has been disbanded officially, KPS Gill still seem to think that he is still in the game. As if to add muscle to his efforts, nearly 18-20 of the 41 affiliated associations did attend the meeting. The decision they have taken in simple, they will hold elections after the court has delivered its judgement on the dissolution case.

And yes, he is keen on sending a message across. He has said IHF will be conducting a tournament in Chandigarh in the month of November for sub juniors.

My piece of advise, Gill saab, it is time to call it quits. It is also time that IOA and other involved officials offer him an exit package i.e clear him and give him a clean chit for all wrong doings(if there were any), so that he can retire from managing Indian Hockey.

Hockey: Action atlast… IHF suspended, KPS Gill sacked.

At last there seems to be some progress towards managing the Indian Hockey Federation. KPS Gill was unceremoniously sacked as chief of the Federation and IHF was suspended with immediate effect.

Indian Hockey will now be ruled by a committee comprising of Aslam Sher Khan(head of committee), Ashok Kumar, Dhanraj Pillay , Ajit Pal Singh and Zafar Iqbal. Hope these stalwarts of Indian Hockey will be able to provide a vision for Indian Hockey as well as ensure that Hockey gets itself up back to where it needs to be.

However I wonder if this action has come a few years late. With KPS Gill ruling the Indian Hockey Scene with an Iron grip, his chelas am sure would have stuffed their cupboards with more than a few skeletons. How many of those Skeletons will tumble out of their well stocked cupboards is something that needs to be seen in the days to come.

Will the committee be given the freedom to manage Indian Hockey the way it needs to be managed. I am sure these mongrels will make a comeback in no time given their penchant for backroom maneuvering.

Now KPS Gill gets angry with FIH

KPS Gill is an angry young man now. Angry over the comments made by the FIH Chief. But Jothikumaran has found support from Hockey associations. His home association, the Tamil Nadu Hockey Association has fallen in line and has supported him to the core, saying they are prepared to go to the courts to prove Jothikumaran did nothing wrong.

While everyone gets angry at everyone else, what is odd is that, no seems to be worried about the state of the affairs in the Hockey Federation. Gill’s hold over the federation seems to be so great that you can as well as rename the federation as Gill’s Hockey Federation.

IHF in trouble again

In a damning indictment of the Indian Hockey Federation, the FIH has asked the Indian Olympic Association to get things right with the Hockey Federation or else the Hockey project as well as the 2010 World Cup will be cancelled.

Speaking to reporters the FIH Chief Els Vran Breda Vriesman said it was incomprehensible on how a body could function with a Secretary of the Board being accused of Corruption. The Chief went on to suggest that even Gill could be involved in it as he has been supporting his Secretary.

Here is an article on the same

http://sports.indiatimes.com/FIH_to_IOA_Manage_IHF_or_forget_WC/articleshow/2988081.cms

Hockey under Gill :)

Here is a satirical take on the hockey under the steward ship of KPS Gill. I found this on the NDTV Website….

2010 – India finish last in hockey World Cup

India finished 12th in the men’s hockey world cup. IHF chief KPS Gill blamed the loss on the film Chak De India for unnecessarily raising people’s hopes from hockey. He refused to resign.

2015 – India win cricket World Cup

Sachin Tendulkar, aged 42, hit a century against Australia to help India win the world cup final. Meanwhile, India’s hockey team slipped to world rank 24. IHF chief KPS Gill blamed it on the Indian media for promoting cricket and ignoring hockey.

2020 – Gill takes over Gilli Danda Federation

KPS Gill, who is also the IHF chief, took over as the president of Indian Gilli Danda Federation. The Indian team had won the Gilli Danda gold in the last Olympics and are the current world cup holders. “I will put the Gill in Gilli”, Gill, 85 years old, joked. Meanwhile, India’s hockey team has slipped to rank 50 out of 75 teams.

2025 – India finish last in Gilli Danda World Cup

India finished last in the recently concluded Gilli Danda world cup in Washington DC. The IGDF chief KPS Gill, also the IHF chief, refused to resign from his post and blamed the defeat on Lalit Modi, the chairman of the Cricket Champions League, for not keeping his promise of promoting other sports in India.

2030 – Osama captured, Gill pleased

After 30 years of searching him, the US army finally managed to capture Osama Bin Laden. KPS Gill, who had fought off militancy in Punjab, congratulated the US. Meanwhile, India’s hockey team is ranked last among all hockey-playing nations. Gill, who has been the IHF chief for the last 39 years, blamed creatures from outer space for the slip. “Our best players have been abducted by aliens,” Gill said.

2035 – Census shows there are more tigers than hockey players

Latest research suggests that the number of tigers remaining in the Indian wild is seven. That number is still larger than the number of people who play hockey in India. The IHF chief KPS Gill, who recently turned 100 years old, blamed today’s youth for hockey’s decline. “Kids are too lazy these days,” he said.

2040 – Kashmir issue resolved, Gill wants to head Kashmir hockey federation

After Kashmir was deemed an independent state by both India and Pakistan, IHF chief KPS Gill showed interest in heading the Kashmir Hockey Federation. “Look at my fantastic achievements as the IHF president,” he proudly said. “An Asian Games gold 42 years ago, an Asia Cup win 35 years ago “

2045 – Latte Day goes bankrupt after Gill appointed brand ambassador

Latte Day, a popular coffee chain in India, went bankrupt two weeks after appointing KPS Gill as their brand ambassador. Gill lamented: “Making instant coffee is not like making instant coffee. It takes a lot of time to get results.” He later denied having said that and blamed the media for misquoting him.

2057 – Chak De stars gather at 50th anniversary

Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Malvade and other actors in Chak De India gathered at the 50th anniversary celebration of the film. They blamed the IHF chief KPS Gill for the poor state of Indian hockey. Meanwhile, Gill accused Shah Rukh and his Cricket Champions League winning Kolkata Knightriders for stealing sponsors away from hockey.

2065 – Oxford Dictionary adds the word ‘KPSGill’

The Oxford English dictionary added the word KPSGill to their latest edition. The word means someone who cannot be reasoned with. Gill, who still heads the IHF at age 130, blamed today’s corporate culture for hockey’s decline in the country. Meanwhile, young managers have learnt a new way to lament: “My boss is such a KPSGill!”

2080 – India-Pakistan become one country

The impossible happened. India and Pakistan, after many years of enmity, become one country. The prime ministers of both states honoured IHF chief KPS Gill, who is the last surviving person to have witnessed the partition. At a function, Gill blamed the partition for the decline in Indian hockey, but expressed interest in heading the hockey federation of both countries.

2100 – Last hockey player in India bored

Gyan Chand Singh, who is said to be the last hockey player in India, is disappointed that there’s nobody around to play the game with. “I am bored playing defence, offence, mid field and goalie at the same time – for both teams,” said Singh, who is related to hockey great Dhyan Chand. IHF chief KPS Gill, aged 165 years, ruled out resigning from his post even as there were protests in India over the decline of hockey.

2110 – Gill wards off attack from UFO

IHF chief KPS Gill, using only a hockey stick, warded off an attack from vicious aliens from outer space and saved the Earth from annihilation. When the creatures were contacted, they told the media that they got scared by the 175-year-old man’s formidable reputation and decided not to attack the planet. Gill blamed hockey players for the attack on him: “There aren’t enough hockey players left to abduct, so the aliens attacked me instead.”

2135 – Last hockey player in India dies

The last hockey player in India, Gyan Chand Singh, died today in poverty. The president of the IHF, the 200-year-old KPS Gill, refused to take the blame for player’s poverty. “The players have died, not me,” he said.

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/showsports.aspx?id=SPOEN20080043957

Gill wants rules to be changed for qualifying to Olympics

The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) President KPS Gill has put the entire onus on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for India’s failure to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.

Gill refused to blame the team’ performance for the loss in the qualifying tournament at Santiago in Chile that saw India losing out a spot in Olympics hockey for the first time in 80 years.

He also hinted at appointing a foreign coach to prepare for 2012 Olympic Games and said the present team has an excellent bunch of players and are doing fine.

Instead the IHF chief, who has been facing a lot of flak for India’s dismal performance, said that the FIH must chance the present system of qualification and added that the defeat should be taken positively as it gives the team time to prepare for the 2012 London Olympics with single-minded dedication.

Calling former players, who have been demanding more professionalism in the IHF and better training for the players, ‘professional mourners’, Gill ruled out that he had any plan to quit.

In fact former skipper Dhanraj Pillay and former goalkeeper AB Subaiah have called for the resignation of Gill after the debacle.

“It’s the worst day for Indian hockey. It’s time to replace the top officials of the federation. IHF never tried to take the help of players like me who have played for the country so long,” Pillay said after India lost in the qualifiers.

Gill also revealed that the resignation of chief hockey coach Joaquim Carvalho has not been accepted. Carvalho had quit after the Indian hockey team failed to qualify for the Olympics.

Carvalho will be meeting Gill on March 18 to discuss the Olympics qualifier debacle in detail.

However, he accepted the resignation of IHF vice-president Narender Batra.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/gill-bypasses-olympic-debacle-aims-for-2012/61104-5.html