In a scathing counter-attack, a defiant Gill said that there was no question of stepping down from his post in the wake of the bribe scandal and bluntly told the Sports Minister not to talk about accountability since he knew nothing about sports.

"Let younger people first become sports ministers before such suggestions are given. I don't think age has anything to do with managing sports," KPS Gill said.

"Let not sports ministers talk of accountability or responsibility. Most of them don't know anything about sports and have never done anything for hockey. In the past five years, have you seen these ministers doing anything?" he told A TV channel.

"What have these government bodies done for us? Where have they ever provided us with the funds or the facilities? They call it the national game, and do nothing for it," an angry Gill said.