Updated On: 11 August, 2023 07:38 AM IST | Chennai | Ashwin Ferro
Hockey India president and former captain Dilip Tirkey justified Rani’s angst. “We understand Rani, she isn’t in the team and we have asked the coach and selectors why such a player is not included

Rani Rampal during a Hockey India press conference at Chennai yesterday. Pic/Hockey India
India women’s hockey striker Rani Rampal, 28, who has been constantly kept out of the national team for the last two years, got the perfect platform to voice her discontent on Thursday.
At a press conference to announce Hockey India’s new initiative of creating sub-junior national teams with former skipper Sardar Singh and Rani in charge of the boys and girls U-17 teams respectively, the mercurial forward spoke out when asked if this coaching role meant she’s retiring from the game.