New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Trapped in a governance crisis amid infighting between its president Dilip Tirkey and secretary general Bhola Nath Singh, Hockey India (HI) has been served a warning by the world body.

The international hockey federation (FIH) has written to HI warning it of "suspension or expulsion" if there is "interference from an outside body".

"The FIH would, however, draw Hockey India's attention to the fact that interference by an outside body in a National Association's affairs is a matter addressed under Article 2.6 of the FIH Statutes, and it would be obliged to consider the position under those provisions should the concern not be resolved in a timely manner," FIH director general Mike Joyce wrote to Singh in a letter, i...