Hockey World Cup: Tackling noise the Kookaburras’ approach

The Australian staff will use its earlier expertise of taking part in in India to beat the noise of packed homes in Rourkela and Bhubaneswar through the Hockey World Cup.

Whilst Kookaburras’ coach Colin Batch mentioned it was tough to speak with the gamers from the sidelines because of excessive noise stage, co-captain Aran Zalewski mentioned being conscious on the pitch would assist in tackling the noise and speaking properly.

“Beforehand, we simulated the loud noise by placing the audio system on and attempting to make it as distracting as attainable. We now have not carried out that preparation, however quite a lot of our gamers who've performed in India earlier than know what to anticipate. For us, it’s simply being conscious that the gang may be very loud right here, embrace them and do no matter (it takes) to mitigate the noise by trying round, trying over your shoulder and the environment. We can't management the gang noise, all we are able to management is our actions,” Zalewski mentioned.

Zalewski expressed his staff’s love for the Indian spectators. “The boys get pleasure from it right here in India. In all probability essentially the most vibrant crowd we see on the earth, essentially the most entertaining crowd. Wanting ahead to taking part in earlier than them.

“It’s an incredible metropolis. We all the time get a heat welcome. I had my first go to to Bhubaneswar in 2013 for the Hockey India League. And the standard of the services had been superb – the bottom, the pitch, the change room, the restoration, we spent a while within the pool within the afternoons,” he mentioned.