WATCH | Girls' hockey team left stranded in Australia, Govt says they were 'not representing' India

In a video surfaced on social media, Indian girls hockey team, which went to Adelaide for a tournament, have alleged that the authorities did not provide them basic facilities. According to the video, a junior women's hockey team was left embarrassed as they missed their games due to negligence on part of the authorities who failed to provide any facilities in Canberra, where the tournament was being held.

In a video surfaced on Twitter, the girls have complained that they were not given any transportation facilities by the Indian government to reach at their event venue.

The team also claimed that the per-head cost of each player was $2.5-3 lakh. No food had been arranged for them nor any vehicle for commuting to the match site on all the days of their stay in Australia.

 A taxi driver of Indian origin took the video of the junior team in Canberra and posted it on social media.

Kind attention @SushmaSwaraj Ji, @HCICanberra @AusHCIndia, @Ra_thore Ji - these girls went to Australia as our nation’s representative to play Hockey. They need our support to bring home medals and glory. Please listen to the video and take quick action for real #ChakDeIndia pic.twitter.com/4ACjFw7R5O

— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) December 4, 2017

However, responding to the tweet, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has said that the government has not sanctioned the travel of the team featured in the video.

SAI tweeted, "No Govt. Of #India sanction/approval for travel has been accorded to the team and coach featured in the video circulating on social media. Neither has @TheHockeyIndia approved or sanctioned the tour."

In another tweet, the SAI has said that sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has ordered an investigation into the matter.

Meanwhile, Hockey India also tweeted that the coach featured in the video was not a member of the national programme and the team was not any of the Indian women national teams.