Indian hockey team got a big shock before the semi-finals - this player got banned

Paris Olympic 2024: The Indian hockey team has performed brilliantly in the Paris Olympics 2024. The team has secured a place in the semi-finals by defeating Great Britain 4-2 in the penalty shootout. Where the Indian hockey team will face the German team. But even before this, a bad news has come out for the hockey team. Before the semi-finals, Indian hockey player Amit Rohidas has been banned for one match. He will not be able to play in the semi-final match.

Got a red card in the match against Great Britain

Indian player Amit Rohidas was shown a red card in the quarter-final match against Great Britain, after which the Indian team had to play with 10 players in the rest of the match. Amit Rohidas was moving forward with the ball against Britain. Then his stick accidentally hit Will Callanan's face. On which the referee showed him a red card.

Amit Rohidas will not participate in the semi-finals

The International Hockey Federation has stated in its release that Amit Rohidas was suspended for one match for violating the FIH Code of Conduct during the Great Britain match. He will not participate in the semi-final match against Germany. India will play with only 15 players. But Hockey India has challenged their decision.

After Amit Rohidas received a red card, the Indian hockey team played with 10 players against Great Britain and performed strongly. Captain Harmanpreet Singh presented a strong example of play for the Indian team. He scored a goal in the 22nd minute itself. But after this, Great Britain's Lee Morton scored a goal and equalized the score to 1-1. Later in the penalty shootout, Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh proved to be the biggest hero. He performed in such a way in the match that it will be remembered for a long time. He did not give Britain's players many chances to score goals. It was because of Sreejesh that the hockey team proved victorious in the match 4-2 in the shootout.