IOA President Narinder Batra, who also heads the International Hockey Federation, termed the Indian men’s hockey team’s performance in recent events as unacceptable and asked the national federation to explain the reasons behind it.

The team could not defend the Asian Champions Trophy title last year and then lost to France in a FIH Pro League tie in SA last week. “I have serious concerns about the way Indian men’s hockey team has performed after Tokyo bronze medal,” Batra said. “I would like to have your views. The way the team is performing is not acceptable,” he added.