Hockey India files match fixing complaint against Pakistan: Report

New Delhi: The Hockey India on Thursday reportedly failed a complaint over match-fixing with Federation of International Hockey (FIH) against Pakistan Hockey Federation.

The report claimed that the complaint has been filed over the first match played against Pakistan in the World Hockey League Semi Final at London.

Hockey India files a complaint over match-fixing with Federation of International Hockey against Pakistan Hockey Federation. — ANI (@ANI_news) July 6, 2017

Complaint has been filed over the first match played against Pakistan in the World Hockey League Semi Final at London — ANI (@ANI_news) July 6, 2017

Played under the shadow of a more prominent fixture, that of a ICC Champions Trophy clash between the two sworn enemies at the same vicinity, the match failed to live up to the hype as India overwhelmed Pakistan. Together with that high-voltage cricket match, it was dubbed a 'Super Sunday'.

India thrashed their arch-rivals 7-1 on June 18 in a Pool B match with Harmanpreet Singh, Talwinder Singh and Akashdeep Singh scoring a brace each, while Pradeep Mor contributed with one goal.

The arch-rivals met again in the classification match on June 24, after their respective quarterfinal defeats, with India winning again, by a margin of 6-1.

Meanwhile, reports claimed that India's complaint was a result of the unwarranted treatment meted out to Sardar Singh in London during the tournament.

It should be remembered that Sardar Singh was called for questioning by the police reportedly in connection with a year-old sexual assault case.

A report in The Hindu claimed that Hockey India officially written to FIH CEO Jason McCracken, raising the match-fixing attempts during the recent Hockey World League Semifinals.

In the letter, the report claimed, Hockey India alleged that the complaint and questioning of Sardar Singh was an attempt to not just affect the player and India’s performance but also influence the result of its match against Pakistan.

“Everyone is aware that cases of match-fixing in cricket have taken place in England concerning Pakistan matches...now if this plague has decided to spread its way into hockey by adopting a route of bogus criminal complaint and making teams play with less number of players or tired players...then it is a serious issue,” the report qouted the contains of the letter.