Indian hockey slumped to one of its worst crises ever with striking players walking out of negotiations, prompting angry administrators to serve a fresh 48-hour ultimatum to campers to resume training or get axed from the World Cup squad. The players and Hockey India (HI) stuck to their stands and failed to break the deadlock on the payment dispute in the meeting which may force India to field a second-string team for next month's World Cup. The Hockey India said they are not in a position to pay the money demanded by the Players.