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Asia Cup hockey tournament: Confident India take on Pakistan
What is heartening is that the Indians have scored some excellent field goals but a matter of concern for them is their penalty corner conversion rate.
Two easy wins garnered, a confident India would face its toughest test in the event when it takes on arch-rivals Pakistan in the much-anticipated clash of the Asia Cup hockey tournament, here on Sunday.
Rated as favourites to win the title, the Indians have been impressive so far, beating Japan and hosts Bangladesh comprehensively in their opening two Pool ‘A’ matches.
After beating Japan 5-1 in their opening match, the Manpreet Singh-led side mauled minnows Bangladesh 7-0 on Friday.
Pakistan, on the other hand, have had a mixed outing so far. While they thrashed Bangladesh 7-0 in their campaign- opener, they were held to a 2-2 draw by Japan in their next match.
India are currently sitting atop Pool ‘A’ with six points from two wins while Pakistan are placed second with four points.
With two wins, India are comfortably through to the Super 4 stage of the tournament and the Sjoerd Marine-coached side would be hoping to finish the pool stages with an all-win record.
In the first two games, the Indians have showcased beautiful one-touch hockey and used both flanks to create numerous scoring chances.
What is heartening is that the Indians have scored some excellent field goals but a matter of concern for them is their penalty corner conversion rate.
