Hockey World Cup: Akashdeep Singh faces match-suspension by FIH

BHUBANESWAR: After the International Hockey Federation (FIH) CEO, Thierry Weil, showed his displeasure at Indian team's comments on umpiring after their quarter-final defeat, there's more trouble in the offing for the team with striker Akashdeep Singh facing match-suspension from the FIH Disciplinary Commissioner for a breach of Code of Conduct.
An FIH media release on Saturday pulled up the Indian forward for "using language or gesture(s) that is seriously obscene, seriously offensive or have a seriously insulting nature to another participant."
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The incident, according to the release, happened at the conclusion of the quarterfinal between India and the Netherlands on Thursday.India lost 1-2 to bow out of the tournament.
Christian Deckenbrock, the FIH Technical Delegate for the ongoing World Cup, has given "written notice of his decision" to the CEO and "recommended him to refer the case to the FIH Disciplinary Commissioner."
Had India still been alive in the World Cup, Akashdeep would have been banned for the next two matches.
Deckenbrock will, thus, recommend that "a suspension should apply for the next FIH top-tier competition (including FIH Series Final) at which India will participate and that it should also be considered whether the number of players which India may use in these matches will be limited".