Hockey India (HI) on Sunday forced the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to review its leniency and suspend two Pakistani players from the Champions Trophy final against Germany for their obscene gestures at the crowd after the visitors beat India 4-3 in a high-voltage semifinal a day earlier.

This came only after a strident protest against FIH tournament director Wiert Doyer’s initial decision to let off the Pakistani team, after head coach Shahnaz Sheikh apologised for the players’ behaviour. HI threatened not to host any future FIH events in India.