hockey players says no pay, no play; goes on strike

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Mon, Jan 11 11:43 AM

Pune, Jan 11: The disgruntled national hockey players today continued their indefinite boycott of the World Cup preparatory camp to protest the non-payment of their dues and incentives.

The squad, demanding incentives for their performance in the year gone by, had yesterday decided to go on strike despite reaching a truce with Hockey India officials in New Delhi just a day before.

"We are not training from this morning. We are waiting for Hockey India officials to arrive. We came to know that Hockey India officials are coming to meet the team. The team will have a meeting with them and let's see what happens," said senior forward Prabhjot Singh, who has been appointed by his teammates as their representative.

"Hopefully, things will be resolved by this evening. If all the boys are satisfied with the outcome, we will end the strike immediately," he added.