Delhi`s traffic chaos concern for Kiwi hockey team

Christchurch: Delhi`s chaotic traffic has proved to be the biggest security worry for New Zealand`s hockey team ever since its arrival in the Indian capital for the World Cup starting on Sunday.

"The hotel itself has tremendous security, so the players are very much at ease within the hotel environment," New Zealand team manager Kevin Marr was quoted as saying. "We`ve only been to the grounds once, and there was certainly very evident security there. Indian traffic being what it is, it`s proving quite difficult for them to create a little bit of an exclusion zone around the vehicles themselves," he said.Marr said with motorists showing little road discipline, it becomes a difficult to reach the practice venues in time. "It doesn`t matter how many sirens and guys you`ve got waving arms, they largely just ignore it and if there`s a gap between you and another vehicle, they`re quite happy to take it.” "We`ve had nothing that`s caused us any concern, except if you went along the security protocols that we were led to believe would be tried to be put in place, that`s probably proving to be the biggest hurdle for them," he said.New Zealand`s team was apprehensive about travelling to India for the event and its striker Simon Child pulled out of the 12-nation tournament at the 11th hour due to security concerns. PTI