India's defence showed stiff resilience in victory over New Zealand

Sundeep Misra

After a captivating and enthralling first leg of the 4-Nation Hockey Invitational in New Zealand where India picked up silver, the national team kept itself on course with a rousing 3-2 win over hosts New Zealand. Like the sunshine that covered the ground completely and then slowly ebbed away, so did India’s game. But the resilience inside the Indian defence was like a brick wall. If it was breached, then the defenders also need to pick up a portion of the fault, especially on the first Kiwi goal where the reaction was as delayed as a 50-year-old running an Olympic sprint final.

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