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India beat Pakistan 4-0 in Champions Trophy opener
PTI | Updated: Jun 23, 2018, 20:57 IST
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HIGHLIGHTS
India opened their FIH Champions Trophy campaign in style as they beat arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0
India scored three goals in the final quarter, after leading 1-0 at the half-time break
India will play Argentina in their next round-robin league match on Sunday, which starts at 15:30 IST
BREDA (Netherlands): India once again reasserted their supremacy over Pakistan as they clinically decimated the arch-rivals 4-0 in the opening match of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Saturday.
As it happened
Coming into the tournament on the back of a disastrous Commonwealth Games campaign at the Gold Coast, where they finished a disappointing fourth, the Indians scored four fantastic field goals to make intentions clear that they meant business here.
Ramandeep, who was dropped from the CWG squad, answered his critics in style finding the net in 26th minute before young Dilpreet Singh (54th), Mandeep Singh (57th) and Lalit Upadhayay (60th) too joined the scorers list.
India, eyeing its maiden Champions Trophy title, will play reigning Olympic champions Argentina in their next round-robin league match on Sunday.
The win also marked a positive start to India's chief coach Harendra Singh's fourth stint with the senior national side. Harendra took over the reigns of the team after swapping roles with Sjoerd Marijne, following India's dreadful CWG campaign.