Hockey India has removed Harendra Singh as the chief coach of the senior hockey men's national team. Harendra, who led Team India to a bronze-medal finish at the Asian Games and a quarter-final finish at the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar was under scanner since the Asian Games.

Harendra Singh has been offered the role of the junior men's hockey team coach once again as Hockey India said they would invite applications shortly for the position of head coach of the senior hockey men's national team. The decision was taken by Hockey India High Performance & Development Committee.

According to Hockey India, the decision was taken after a meeting of Hockey India High Performance and Development Committee on Monday, which was attended by Chairman Dr. RP Singh and members including Olympians Harbinder Singh, B.P. Govinda and Syed Ali. The release stated that Singh was given back the charge of the Junior Men’s team, “with a vision and emphasis on building a strong player base ahead of the 2021 Junior World Cup and the 2020, 2024 Olympic Games.”