The Indian hockey team’s ninth-place finish at the World Cup, the worst ever by a host nation, has led to the resignation of chief coach Graham Reid. The Australian, who joined the Indian team in April 2019, announced his decision to quit on Monday, saying: “It is now time for me to step aside and handover the reigns to the next management.”

Team India won two of their three league matches at this World Cup (2-0 v Spain and 4-2 v Wales) and drew one (0-0 v England) before losing to New Zealand (4-5) in the Crossover clash to be out of medal contention. They then beat Japan (8-0) in the 9th to 16th place classification match and South Africa (5-2) to eventually finish joint ninth with Argentina.