India’s 1975 World Cup-winning star striker Ashok Kumar is livid with Team India, who lost 4-5 to New Zealand in the Crossover clash on Sunday and prematurely exited the World Cup.

While accepting that winning and losing is a part of competitive sport, Ashok Kumar, son of India hockey wizard Dhyan Chand, felt that skipper Harmanpreet’s pale performance is one of the primary reasons for India’s poor show. “This is clearly one of the worst performances by a World Cup captain. Harmanpreet’s body language has been poor throughout the tournament,” Ashok Kumar told mid-day over the phone from his home in New Delhi.