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However, the attempted one-two move doesn’t work as they lose control of the ball and India switches to counter-attack in a flash.ĥ0’ A couple of ferocious attacks from India. Ghana defense clears the danger.ĥ1’ Against the run of play, Ghana earns a penalty corner. India earned 11th penalty corner and the star drag-flicker converted the chance from second battery position.ĥ2’ Akashdeep has time and space on his side, enters the Ghana D from the left, goes till the baseline before looking for an Indian player with a back pass. Krishan Pathak saves the shot comfortably.ĥ3’ GOALLLLLL!!!!! Harmanpreet gets his hat-trick. First rusher from Ghana slows down the drag-flick from Jarmanpreet and Offei clears the ball away.ĥ4’ Yellow card for Jugraj for lifting his stick dangerously and a penalty corner for Ghana. India beats Ghana 11-0 with Harmanpreet scoring a hat-trick in his 150th international match.ĥ9’ Brilliant work from Offei as he blocks a close shot from Varun.ĥ8’ Abhishek’s shot misses the far post from the left half inside the D.ĥ6’ Ten-man India earns another Penalty Corner. However, one thing which will be a concern is the fact that the men in blue conceded seven penalty corners which is not ideal preparation for its next match.Ħ0’ FULL-TIME. Lots of circle penetrations, plenty of penalty corners and different goalscorers. Summary: India did most things right in the Commonwealth Games opener. We will be following the same mindset against Ghana on Sunday,” he signed off.Next match: Manpreet Singh-led Indian team will next face host nation England on August 1 at 8:30PM IST. “Secondly, we have to ensure that we perform our best match by match and focus on our game plan.

We want to win a medal, but how can we achieve the same? The first thing that we have to do is not underestimate any team,” Manpreet, who will be completing the milestone of earning his 300th international cap on Sunday, said. Our coaches have told us to zoom out and visualise what we have to achieve. “Our philosophy this time around at the Commonwealth Games 2022 is to ‘zoom out and zoom in’. Speaking on the team’s preparations, Captain Manpreet Singh said that they will not be taking any team lightly and further gave a glimpse of the team’s strategy for the tournament. India had missed out on a podium finish at the previous edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2018, finishing in the 4th position.īut this time around, the Indian Men’s Hockey Team will be entering the contest with a clear philosophy in mind. The last time the two teams faced off against each other, India had won the encounter 7-0. This will be the first time India will play off against Ghana since the 1975 Men’s World Cup. We focused on getting accustomed to the pitch, the playing conditions, and getting ourselves adapted to the surroundings,” Chief Coach Graham Reid said. The first few days we were getting everyone accustomed to where everything is in the Village so that when the matches start, people are very familiar and comfortable. Each day, we get surprised and keep questioning whether the summer is coming anytime soon. “It’s actually been surprisingly cold here.

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The Indian team, led by captain, Manpreet Singh, and coach, Graham Reid reached Birmingham on July 24th after the completion of the camp, for the quadrennial event.ĬWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS In preparation for the Commonwealth Games 2022, the Indian men’s hockey team held a National Camp at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru from June 27, 2022, to July 23, 2022. India are placed in Pool B of the tournament along with Canada, England, Ghana, and Wales. Read more campaign at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on Sunday, July 31st, 2022.