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Fellows, there appears to be some good news. We were all wrong in assuming that IHF could be that egoistic to not let Dhanraj play because of whatever reasons. Apparently Mr Gill was saving him for the last moment before the Olympics.
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IHF preserving Pillay for Olympics: Gill

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Putting to rest the raging controversy surrounding the omission of Dhanraj Pillay from the list of 30 Olympic hopefuls, Indian Hockey Federation chief K P S Gill on Saturday said the star striker is being "preserved" for the mega event at Athens.

"We have never shunted him (Pillay) out. In fact I told him just a month and half ago not to worry since he is being preserved for the Olympics," Gill said in New Delhi.

Gill said with the Olympic Games still three months away, it would be too early to say who would feature in the team for the event.

"How can we name the team three months in advance? No one can do that?" he said adding that the Federation would pick the best-available team.
<i>are you kidding me? So when does the team start to practice together?</i>

On when the team would be selected for the Athens Olympics, Gill said it would be picked during a camp in Germany after a four-nation tournament in Holland.

He, however, said the training in Germany could be confirmed only after the general elections are over. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->