Graham Reid steps down as Indian men's hockey team chief coach following World Cup debacle

India finished joint-ninth along with Argentina after failing to make it to the quarter-final stage.

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The 58-year-old Australian was appointed India coach in April 2019 and led the team to a historic bronze medal finish at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Reid and his team of support staff have also been a part of India’s silver medal campaign at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as well as securing third place in the FIH Hockey Pro League season in 2021-22."The team's analytical coach Greg Clark and scientific advisor Mitchell David Pemberton also submitted their resignation. All three will be serving their notice period over the next month," stated a Hockey India release."It was not the result any of us wanted. I have no further comment to make," Team India's analytical coach Clark told TimesofIndia.com.

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Reid tendered his resignation to Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey a day after the conclusion of the World Cup, where Germany emerged champions after beating Belgium in a penalty shoot-out."It is now time for me to step aside and hand over the reigns to the next management," Reid said."It has been an honour and privilege to work with the team and Hockey India and I have enjoyed every moment of this epic journey. I wish the team all the very best," Reid added.Reid took the decision after