Asian Champions Trophy might be not known in a broad context but for India, the previous one week has revealed that their way to an Asian Games gold, according to the Paris Olympics, won’t be as to the point as many would have comprehended. On practically all counts – be it the talent or the portion of involvement, the number of tournaments they play, or the scale of current accomplishments – the Tokyo Olympics bronze medalists put forward and shoulders above the rest of Asia. Rather than the team has attempted to clarify that authority on the field, as evidenced by their achievement in Dhaka over the preceding week. South Korea scripted a remarkable recovery, offsetting with 0.01 seconds remaining, to crush Japan 4-2 via tie-breakers to gain the gold medal. India, meanwhile, exhaled their route past Pakistan, who hadn’t prepared for the previous two games, whipping them 4-3 to win third in the five-team tournament. It was a definitive India-Pakistan match: free-flowing invasions, passable defense, requiring structure, training, and a lot of goals. From a larger point of view, however, the bronze medal at the Asian Champions Trophy carries a slight implication.
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If anything, it has only broadened India’s hold for a continental record. The previous time India outrightly defeated an Asian competition was four years ago when the Sjoerd Marijne-coached team snatched the Asia Cup. Back then, they had forfeited in the semifinal twice – in the Asian Champions Trophy this week and at the 2018 Asian Games – and the only ultimate they attained during this period, at the ACT in 2018, got rinsed due to heavy rains. India only has itself to reprimand for being incapable of imprinting its authority on Asian hockey, despite continuously pulling off podium finishes in global events. In most circumstances, complacency and indiscipline have been provided to the slip-ups. And India almost plunged once again due to that on Wednesday against Pakistan.
