“I love India. I love PHL. But in the run up year to Olympics and in keeping with the Spain team’s commitments, either I or Ramon will be able to come over there”. He even went on a step further and felt no player from any country who is in the national team bound for Olympics or Olympic qualifier will be spared for the PHL. Santi Freixa had a hectic training here in the second pitch in the late evening under a single coach, while whole other team mates were put under the drill by Maurits Hendricks.

The Technical Consultant of PHL, Maurits Hendricks will be in Chandigarh for the first 3, 4 days of the PHL before flying back to Spain. Confirming that no national players from Spain would be available, he asserted he would bring a good lot of other players.

Santi Freixa evinced keen interest to know what happened to Sher-e-Jalandhar team mates who were suspended last year on account of misbehaviour with the officiating umpires.