Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), May 11 (ANI): India will take on arch rivals Pakistan in a hockey match in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tournament being played here on Wednesday.
Defending champion India is hoping to complete a hattrick of wins in the tournament by winning the next two games. Should it do so, it will advance to the final despite losing to South Korea in the opening outing by three goals to two.
India won the Azlan Shah Cup in 2009 and were joint champions with South Korea in 2010.
It goes into Wednesday's match with victories against Pakistan in the last four encounters.
After losing to South Korea, India have defeated Britain and Malayisa, and drawn their match against world champions Australia.
The coach of the Indian hockey team, Harendra Singh, said: "We hope to put up a good show, our team has improved with every outing as the youngsters have gained in confidence.These young players have done a wonderful job and their learning process has got a big boost through the experience here."
He said the Indian team was focusing on executing its own strategy, and are not unduly concerned about the opposition.
Currently placed third in the round-robin league standings behind Britain (nine points from four matches) and Australia (seven points from three games) India need to win the two remaining games against Pakistan and New Zealand if they aspire for another appearance in the final. (ANI)
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