Australian Michael Jack Nobbs has been appointed the new coach of the Indian men's hockey for an unprecedented five-year period. He is the fourth foreign coach to take up the mantle of reviving Indian hockey. The 57-year-old Nobbs, who succeeds Spaniard Jose Brasa, will take over charge immediately in the national camp in Bangalore scheduled to start from Friday. Nobbs' contract runs till the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.