Unbeaten India eye continued success in opposition to arch-rival Pakistan within the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) on Saturday, with each the groups having already secured a spot within the semifinals.
India lead the factors desk with 4 wins in as many video games, adopted by Pakistan, who’ve gained two matches and drawn two.
India, beginning as favorites, havw carried out persistently with victories over China, Japan, Malaysia, and Korea.
In distinction, Pakistan, below the steering of Tahir Zaman, has proven resilience, drawing in opposition to Malaysia and Korea, and profitable in opposition to Japan and China.
India’s current file in opposition to Pakistan is powerful. They defeated Pakistan 10-2 on the Hangzhou Asian Video games final yr and 4-0 within the earlier ACT held in Chennai. Moreover, India managed a 1-1 draw on the Asia Cup in Jakarta in 2022 and a 4-3 victory within the 2021 ACT in Dhaka.
Harmanpreet Singh, India’s captain and a prime drag-flicker, expressed his eagerness for the matchup, saying he’s cannot wait to lock horns with Pakistan as soon as once more.
“I’ve been enjoying with a number of the gamers within the Pakistan workforce since my junior days and we share a particular bond with them. They’re like my brothers. In fact, on the sphere, we’ll go concerning the match like we might in opposition to some other opponent and ensure we maintain our feelings in test,” he stated.
“In world hockey, the rivalry the 2 groups share is unparalleled and I’m positive followers throughout the globe shall be ready for an India-Pakistan match.”
Harmanpreet, one of many world’s greatest drag-flickers on penalty corners, stated he does not look into the previous.
“Previous outcomes won’t matter once we tackle a workforce like Pakistan. They’re a tricky facet and have the potential to bounce again at any stage within the sport,” he stated.
India’s goal-scoring spree has a heartening statistic of discipline targets outscoring penalty nook conversions, which reveals that the younger ahead line-up has carried out effectively.
Pakistan, who’re additionally unbeaten in 4 matches, have improved because the ournament progressed, and their captaion, Ammad Butt, hoped the development will proceed in opposition to India.
“India have undeniably performed like true favourites within the event to this point. We’ll take coronary heart from the matches we’ve got performed, and I need to say, we’ve got improved in each single sport, not conceded playing cards and have performed disciplined hockey.
“The previous couple of video games, we’ve got defended very effectively in opposition to our opponents; and in opposition to India, too, we might wish to defend effectively, notably in penalty-corner defence,” he added.
The league section will conclude on Saturday, with the opposite two matches of the day — Malaysia vs South Korea and China vs Japan.
India lead the factors desk with 4 wins in as many video games, adopted by Pakistan, who’ve gained two matches and drawn two.
India, beginning as favorites, havw carried out persistently with victories over China, Japan, Malaysia, and Korea.
In distinction, Pakistan, below the steering of Tahir Zaman, has proven resilience, drawing in opposition to Malaysia and Korea, and profitable in opposition to Japan and China.
India’s current file in opposition to Pakistan is powerful. They defeated Pakistan 10-2 on the Hangzhou Asian Video games final yr and 4-0 within the earlier ACT held in Chennai. Moreover, India managed a 1-1 draw on the Asia Cup in Jakarta in 2022 and a 4-3 victory within the 2021 ACT in Dhaka.
Harmanpreet Singh, India’s captain and a prime drag-flicker, expressed his eagerness for the matchup, saying he’s cannot wait to lock horns with Pakistan as soon as once more.
“I’ve been enjoying with a number of the gamers within the Pakistan workforce since my junior days and we share a particular bond with them. They’re like my brothers. In fact, on the sphere, we’ll go concerning the match like we might in opposition to some other opponent and ensure we maintain our feelings in test,” he stated.
“In world hockey, the rivalry the 2 groups share is unparalleled and I’m positive followers throughout the globe shall be ready for an India-Pakistan match.”
Harmanpreet, one of many world’s greatest drag-flickers on penalty corners, stated he does not look into the previous.
“Previous outcomes won’t matter once we tackle a workforce like Pakistan. They’re a tricky facet and have the potential to bounce again at any stage within the sport,” he stated.
India’s goal-scoring spree has a heartening statistic of discipline targets outscoring penalty nook conversions, which reveals that the younger ahead line-up has carried out effectively.
Pakistan, who’re additionally unbeaten in 4 matches, have improved because the ournament progressed, and their captaion, Ammad Butt, hoped the development will proceed in opposition to India.
“India have undeniably performed like true favourites within the event to this point. We’ll take coronary heart from the matches we’ve got performed, and I need to say, we’ve got improved in each single sport, not conceded playing cards and have performed disciplined hockey.
“The previous couple of video games, we’ve got defended very effectively in opposition to our opponents; and in opposition to India, too, we might wish to defend effectively, notably in penalty-corner defence,” he added.
The league section will conclude on Saturday, with the opposite two matches of the day — Malaysia vs South Korea and China vs Japan.
