Indian team is unbeaten in the Asian Champions Trophy 2021 with wins against Japan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and a draw against Korea.
India, who have already sealed a semifinal berth, ended the round-robin stage of the five-nation tournament at the top of the standings with 10 points, ahead of Korea (6), Japan (5), Pakistan (2) and hosts Bangladesh (0).
India thrashed Japan 6-0 to confirm their place in the semifinal of the Hockey Men's Asian Champions Trophy 2021.
India are currently leading the standings with seven points from three games ahead of Korea (5), Japan (2) and Pakistan (1). Hosts Bangladesh are yet to register their presence in the scoresheet having lost both their games so far.
Harmanpreet (8th, 53rd minutes) converted two penalty corners, while comeback-man Akashdeep Singh, who couldn't make the Tokyo Olympics squad, found the net from a field effort in the 42nd minute for his second goal of the tournament.
Defending champions India confirmed their place in the semifinal of Asian Champions Trophy 2021 will take on Japan in their final group stage match on Sunday.
PHF on the recommendation of goalkeeping coach, Ahmed Alam had called up seniors, Mazhar and Amjad, to the Champions Trophy camp.
India will play their opening match against Korea on December 14, followed by a match against hosts Bangladesh on December 15.
India were scheduled to take on hosts Korea on Wednesday, they were slated to meet China on Thursday.
Gurjit, who scored four goals at the Tokyo Olympics, kept a cool head and put the ball in the back of the net.
Pakistan coach Hasan Sardar triggered a controversy by claiming that India backed out of the summit clash on a soggy pitch even though his side wanted to play.
Indian and Pakistan were declared as the joint winners after the final was abandoned due to bad weather conditions.
India started the competition with an 11-0 victory over hosts Oman, and then came from behind to defeat arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1 in their second match.
World No. 5 India goes into the tournament as the highest-ranked Asian nation and tackling Oman should not be a problem for the side at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.
Placed fifth in the latest world rankings, India is the top-ranked team among the competing nations, while Japan are ranked No.16.
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