New Delhi: Playing their first tournament as junior world champions, Indian hockey colts thrashed United States 22-0 to register their third consecutive win at the seventh Sultan of Johor Cup on Wednesday in Johor Bahru.
The India-USA fixture in hockey is one of the most lopsided matchups, even in senior tournaments. Today’s result was reminiscent of senior team’s 24-1 thrashing in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. in 1956 Games, India humbled USA 16-0.
Pratap Lakra opened the scoring as early as the second minute, then Harmanjit Singh scored five goals.
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Abhishek and Dilpreet Singh scored three goals each. 10 Indian players found their names on the scoresheet against a hapless USA side.
India beat Japan 3-2 in the tournament opener Sunday, then beat hosts Malaysia 2-1 in the second match on Monday. India will play Australia tomorrow. Then, India play their last pool game on Saturday against Great Britain in the six-team tournament.
The Indian team finished runners-up the last time they took part in the tournament in 2015.
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