Champions Trophy Hockey 2018: India whip Pakistan 4-0 to start crusade

India vanquished most despised adversaries Pakistan by an agreeable edge of 4-0 in the opening match of the 2018 Men’s Champions Trophy Hockey at Breda in The Netherlands on Saturday.

Ramandeep Singh opened the scoring for India after effortlessly directing Simranjeet Singh’s sideways shot into the objective in the 25th moment. Dilpreet Singh scored his first objective after a winding keep running in the 54th moment of the match.

Mandeep Singh scored the third after only three minutes as Lalit Upadhyay completed all expectations for Pakistan rebound when he scored from a grand Ramandeep pass.

Coming into the competition on the back of a terrible Commonwealth Games battle at the Gold Coast, where they completed a baffling fourth, the Indians scored four fabulous field objectives to make expectations unmistakable that they implied business here.

FT| The Indian Men's Team show supreme composure to defeat Pakistan by a resounding 4-0 margin in their first game of the Rabobank Men's Hockey Champion Trophy 2018 on 23rd June 2018, featuring immense fortitude in attack and defense.#IndiaKaGame #INDvPAK #HCT2018 pic.twitter.com/U8V0N5BQRl

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 23, 2018

India, peering toward its lady Champions Trophy title, will play reigning Olympic champions Argentina in their next round-robin association coordinate tomorrow.

The win likewise denoted a positive begin to India’s central mentor Harendra Singh’s fourth spell with the senior national side. Harendra assumed control over the rules of the group in the wake of swapping parts with Sjoerd Marijne, following India’s ghastly CWG battle.

The Indians looked a minimal side in all divisions of the amusement with the strikers using the open doors that came their direction while the guard thought of a superlative show amid the whole a hour to keep Pakistani advances under control.

The overwhelming triumph likewise can be viewed as a sweet retribution for India after Pakistan, which is being trained by previous India mentor and High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans, scored a late equalizer to squeeze out a 1-1 attract Gold Coast.

Fantastic win for our team. It’s always great to begin on a winning note as it sets the momentum for the rest of the tournament. Bigger challenges lie ahead, and we are more than ready!
Come on #TeamIndia! Chakde!#INDvPAK #HCT2018 @TheHockeyIndia

— Rupinder Pal Singh (@rupinderbob3) June 23, 2018

Well Done Boys! ??
4-0 against Pakistan is a formidable score!

Looking forward to the next game in Rabobank Men's Hockey Champions Trophy!#IndiaKaGame #INDvPAK #HCT2018@TheHockeyIndia pic.twitter.com/Md19tNZUXC

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 23, 2018

Whistling merrily to celebrate @TheHockeyIndia win over Pakistan in Champions Trophy inaugural game. 4-0 is not a win but a solid statement. Good start to the new combo of @16Sreejesh and coach Harendra. #IndiaKaGame #INDvPAK #HCT2018 @imsardarsingh8

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) June 23, 2018

Congratulations Team India. Kabaddi yesterday, Hockey today. This time it's 4-0. Well done on thrashing Pakistan. #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/mIpXlK5lur

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 23, 2018

Congratulations to the Indian team on beating Pakistan 4-0 in the #ChampionsTrophy Hockey 2018 in Breda, Netherlands.#INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/FnUUCWQJrM

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 23, 2018

Congratulations to our men’s team @TheHockeyIndia for a rocking victory against Pakistan in their opening game of #HCT2018 #IndiaKaGame pic.twitter.com/sDyiUBWmaI

— Rani Rampal (@imranirampal) June 23, 2018

The Indians began emphatically and connected weight on the Pakistani guard from the word go and in the process anchored a punishment corner in the thirteenth moment yet Harmanpreet’s endeavor was spared by goalkeeper Imran Butt.

India got another set piece not long after the beginning of second quarter however by and by squandered the shot.

Be that as it may, it didn’t enjoyed yearn for India to reprieve the stop. In the 26th moment Ramandeep diverted in a Simranjeet Singh’s switch go to begin the procedures.

A moment before half time, a deft Butt by and by acted the hero repelling Vivek Prasad’s avoidance from best of the hover as went into the break with a thin one objective preferred standpoint.

Pakistan, in any case, turned out all weapons blasting after the difference in closes and commanded the procedures in the second from last quarter with rehashed assaults however neglected to break the steadfast Indian protection.

Two minutes into second from last quarter, Ali Shan scored an artful objective yet to their terrify found the objective being refused for a foul after India’s Harmanpreet Singh requested the referral.

Minutes after the fact, Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh made a fine spare to deny Toseeq Arshad.

Pakistan kept up the weight and earned a punishment corner in the 43rd moment however without much of any result. After effectively weathering the tempest, India multiplied its lead in the 54th moment through 17-year-old Dilpreet, who perfectly grabbed a long go from Simranjeet and afterward avoided past an onrushing Butt to space home.

Around two objectives, Pakistan were compelled to pull back its goalkeeper for an additional player however the move exploded backward as Indian directed in two more objectives in an open net in a traverse of three minutes to enroll the persuading win.

To begin with Mandeep tucked in a vacant net a deliberate long ball from Varun Kumar and after that Lalit jumped full stretch to avoid in Ramandeep’s pass exactly at the stroke of hooter to add salt to Pakistan’s troubles.

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