Former technical advisor to the Indian hockey team Ric Charlesworth tells Forbes India that the hype around India qualifying for the Olympics may not be entirely justified
Name: Ric Charlesworth
Age: 60
Designation: Coach, Australia Men’s National Hockey Team
Currently Reading: Inverting the Pyramid
Q. Indian hockey has seen a resurgence under Michael Nobbs. How do you read the signs?
I have a problem with your primary premise, that’s there a resurgence in Indian hockey. If India had to beat Great Britain to qualify, I don’t think they would have done it. Canada was the only difficult team to beat. I am not surprised that India qualified; they would have done so I think. But it wouldn’t have been this easy. The whole reaction there though, I think you have jumped the gun. I am not sure about the resurgence. You have qualified for the Olympics and that is good.
(This story appears in the 27 April, 2012 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)