Led by ace drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh, defending champions India will enter the match as table toppers, having convincingly won all their four Asian Champions Trophy games so far.
The final quarter saw India do well as they dominated with ball possession, and resorted to half-press that led to potential counter attacks.
The Indian men’s hockey team rode on a sensational hat-trick from Rajkumar Pal to convincingly hammer Malaysia by an 8-1 margin in their third match of the Asian Champions Trophy at Moqi Training Base in Hulunbuir, China on Wednesday.
Sukhjeet Singh (2', 60') scored a double in India's win while Abhishek (3'), Sanjay (17') and Uttam Singh (54') scored a goal each while Kazumasa Matsumoto (41') scored the lone goal for Japan.
The Indian men’s hockey team registered a 3-0 victory in their first match of the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 against hosts China at the Moqi Hockey Training Base on Sunday.
Defending champions Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB), runners-up Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) and Steel Plant Sports Board (SPSB) took their winning run into another day
On the occasion of National Sports Day, which is observed every year on August 29 to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, a special event was organised at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here.
Hockey player from Punjab, who were part of the bronze medal-winning Indian team at the Paris Olympics, returned to Amritsar and received a grand welcome amid much fanfare.
The Indian men's hockey team played its heart out but went down 2-3 to World Champion Germany in the second semifinal at the Paris Olympic Games here on Tuesday, the players falling onto the turf with tears in their eyes.
The Indian men's hockey team gears up for the all-important clash against Germany without key defender Amit Rohidas in the Paris Olympics semifinals here on Tuesday and will need to take care of some key points during the clash.
