Hockey World Cup 2018: The Netherlands crush Canada 5-0 to set up quarterfinal against India
December 11, 2018 23:18 ISTThe Netherlands will now play India in the last-eight round on Thursday.
The Netherlands will now play India in the last-eight round on Thursday.
Like everyone else, Manpreet too expects the Dutch to sail into the last-eight round.
Ask former India captain Sandeep Singh, a lethal drag-flicker in his playing days, about the concern and he sums it up beautifully.
The skipper asserted that with league matches coming to an end, knockout matches are more important and they need to work really hard.
Pakistan's campaign at the ongoing men's hockey World Cup went from bad to worse after the team suffered a twin blow on Thursday.
While Shah Rukh Khan shared his words of wisdom with the team captains, Madhuri Dixit put up an elegant performance while AR Rahman belted out a few hit numbers.
Manpreet Singh will lead India's 18-member hockey squad for the FIH World Cup but the experienced Rupinder Pal Singh and SV Sunil missed out.
The PCB chief couldn't advance any loan to the PHF since the federation had not returned a loan given to them in 2000.
Indian and Pakistan were declared as the joint winners after the final was abandoned due to bad weather conditions.
It turned out to be a tall task for the world no. 5 Indians to get past Japan against whom they had registered a convincing 9-0 win in the league stages.
The final semi-final line-up will be decided after last round robin matches on Thursday.
But it was Pakistan who stunned the Indians by taking the lead as early as in the opening minute of the match.
Placed fifth in the latest world rankings, India is the top-ranked team among the competing nations, while Japan are ranked No.16.
Left out of India's squad for this year's Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Sardar sought advice from Tendulkar.
Sardar Singh said he made the decision after a disappointing Asian Games where India failed to defend their title and returned with a bronze medal.
Indian men's hockey team defeated Pakistan 2-1 in the bronze medal playoff at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday.
India men's hockey team made a mockery of Sri Lankan challenge pumping in 20 goals to remain unbeaten in the pool stages.
Ireland, who had beaten India in the group stages, got the better of the Rani Rampal led team once again, this time, winning on penalties to make it to the semifinals.
The only time India had managed to enter the semi-finals of the showpiece event was back in 1974 in Mandelieu, France.
Ranked 10th, India will start as overwhelming favourites against 17th ranked Italy in the crucial knock-out match.
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