Kerry was in charge of the English girls at the Women's World Cup earlier this year where the hosts and Olympic champions had a disastrous outing.
Alex Danson and co. very nearly allowed the Indians to cause a massive upset in the World Cup opener before stealing a draw. England was then held to a draw by the USA and made it to the quarterfinals thanks to a win over South Korea in the crossovers.
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The unimpressive English side crashed out after losing to Holland in the quarterfinals, after which Danny Kerry applied for the position of coach of the men's side which Bobby Crutchley had left vacant with his departure in May.
Kerry was finally appointed to guide the men's side to Bhubaneswar and did have a chance to redeem himself but the performance of his team in their opening match leaves a lot to be desired.
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Even so, great teams like Australia have won the World Cup after losing the opening match - Ric Charlesworth's men lost their opener to England but went on to clinch the Delhi World Cup in 2010, so all is not lost for the England team and their embattled coach.
Subhashish has been an Indian sports journalist at Sportskeeda since 2017. He primarily covers hockey along with other Indian Sports, and endeavors to bridge the coverage gap between the multitude of Indian sports and cricket via his articles. Subhashish’s interest in Indian sports peaked after watching a few hockey and football matches live during his childhood days, and has also played Hockey, Football, Table Tennis, Badminton at school and college level.
As a journalist, he covered every single Indian hockey match at the 2018 & 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2018 & 2023 Asian Games, 2018 Women's World Cup, 2018 & 2023 Men’s World Cup and the 2021 Olympics. An interview specialist, he has conducted over 100 interviews with the Indian Men's and Women's Hockey team, and has also been part of the UK-based DesiSportsCast Podcast.
Subhashish’s favorite Indian athlete is Vandana Katariya for her relentlessness and never-say-die attitude. For him, India men's hockey team's 7-1 win over Pakistan in 2017 Hockey World League semis on the same day as India men's cricket team's loss to the same opponent in the Champions Trophy final is an iconic moment in Indian Sports history.
When not writing, he likes to spend his free time blogging, singing, jogging, and trekking.
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