New Delhi, May 13 -- Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey on Wednesday said that former Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh was not "fired" from his role as coach of the India men's junior hockey team, clarifying that his coaching tenure concluded contractually in December 2025.

Tirkey's statement comes after two-time Olympic bronze medallist PR Sreejesh, earlier on Wednesday, in an X post, alleged that his tenure as coach of the India men's junior hockey team has come to an end as Hockey India decided to "make way for a foreign coach."

Responding to the allegations, Tirkey said Sreejesh's coaching term had ended as per the terms of his contract and that Hockey India subsequently followed a formal recruitment process to appoint a new coach.

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