Defenders impress as clinical India swat aside Pakistan 4-0 in opener

Sundeep Misra


India beat Pakistan 4-0 on Saturday. File image/ AFP

Just when you thought allowing Pakistan back into the match would prove to be a dampener, the Indian defence showed exemplary discipline, built a foundation so tight that Fort Knox looked like sloppy security and then, like a patient vulture, swooped down and killed off the prey with three goals in six minutes. The 4-0 scoreline may look rich, but behind it was the substructure laid by the Indian defenders. Ramandeep marked his comeback into the side with a well-deflected goal in the second quarter, but India then had to contend with an in-form Pakistan goalkeeper Imran Butt who brought off three superb saves.

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