Their marketing campaign has began off undoubtedly, however Bharat will have to secure in opposition to complacency after they face Spain of their 2nd Lake C fit of the FIH juvenile males’s hockey Global Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Vice-captain Araijeet Singh Hundal got here out to be Bharat’s saviour, scoring a hat-trick as Bharat overcame some frightened moments to overcome Korea 4-2 of their opener on Tuesday. However Bharat’s professor C R Kumar was once now not too glad with the efficiency and mentioned his facet must be extra medical and steer clear of conceding pointless penalty corners.
Bharat conceded six penalty corners, pace earned simply two in opposition to Korea.
“We are very happy that we got the three points and that’s the positive side. But we have to more clinical in both circles. We conceded two goals in penalty corners which we need to pay attention to,” Kumar mentioned upcoming the Korea fit.
“We gave away too many many penalty corners, six in the whole game where we had just two. We need to be more cautious.” Bharat are striving to conserve their fourth podium end within the tournament upcoming having received the match two times in 2001 (Hobart) and Lucknow (2016).
The rustic had clinched a silver medal long ago in 1997 in Milton Keynes, England.
Skipper Uttam Singh and his deputy Hundal are the one two gamers of the bulky tournament having featured within the extreme version of the match, the place Bharat completed fourth in Bhubaneswar, dropping to France within the bronze medal play-off fit.
The Spaniards, who’ve a bronze medal of their kitty on the 2005 version in Rotterdam, are Bharat’s hardest opponent within the lake, comprising Canada because the alternative facet.
However going via method, Bharat will get started as favourites in opposition to Spain on Thursday.
Bharat’s extreme lake fit is in opposition to Canada on Saturday.
Lake A is composed of protecting champions Argentina, Australia, Chile, and Malaysia, pace Lake B has Egypt, France, Germany and South Africa. Lake D is the hardest of the quantity as Belgium, Netherlands, Untouched Zealand and Pakistan will probably be vying for a quarterfinal berth.
The govern two groups from every lake will qualify for the quarterfinals.
The Indians performed an attacking recreation from the onset on Tuesday and would glance to proceed in the similar vein however their defence should be wary in opposition to counter-attacks which the Koreans worn to stunning impact to earn penalty corners.
Spain too could be having a look to milk that illness in opposition to the Indians.
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