India's field hockey selectors promise transparency after corruption scandal

India's new field hockey selectors promised transparency Thursday following the suspension of the national federation over corruption allegations.

"The selection process will be transparent and we'll make the coaches accountable for the Indian team's performance," chief selector Aslam Sher Khan said Thursday after the first meeting of the new, five-member selection committee comprising ex-Olympians.

Former Indian captains Ajitpal Singh, Ashok Kumar, Zafar Iqbal and Dhanraj Pillay are the other selectors appointed by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

The IOA suspended the hockey federation after a television channel claimed to have …