In a bid to resolve the ongoing crisis in Indian Hockey team, Sahara, the sponsor of Indian Hockey team, today decided to release an amount of one crore rupees immediately for distributing it among the striking players. In a statement, Sahara said that in the genuine interest of the national hockey players, Sahara India Pariwar is releasing the money for distribution to the players so that they can peacefully and happily practice and play for the country. The statement further says that Sahara has also paid 77 lakh rupees in December as advance for the first quarter of 2010. It said Sahara will go through the past accounts of Hockey India and shall take suitable decision for this amount. The crisis in Indian Hockey started when the 22 probables for World Cup stopped training at the Belawadi Sports Complex in Pune on Friday in protest against their pending financial dues and incentives. The strike was, however, called off on Saturday after six players held a marathon meeting with Hockey India (HI) officials. But the truce didn't even last for a day with the players deciding to resume their strike again from Monday as they were not satisfied with the assurances given by HI. The scenario turned uglier on Tuesday when the striking players walked out of negotiations with HI. This prompted the angry administrators to serve a fresh 48-hour ultimatum to the campers to resume training or get axed from the World Cup squad.