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#2 Multitasking is the key
Dipsan Tirkey, Amit Rohidas, and Birendra Lakra, are the wonder boys from Odisha manning the Indian defence line. The three youngsters add solidity to India's defence line, training alongside stalwart Sardar Singh and Rupinder Pal Singh.
Handling the pressure of international matches has, however, been a challenge for the youngsters.
Playing against England in the HWL semi-finals in Bhubaneshwar, Amit Rohidas and Birendra Lakra seemed to succumb under pressure, losing the ball time and again and failing to stop the English from making repeated forays deep into Indian territory.
In the first match against the Aussies, Lakra fumbled in the D conceding a crucial penalty corner to Australia which they managed to convert.
Dipsan Tirkey, however, shone in the same match against Australia by intercepting several passes from the Australian midfield from reaching the strikers lurking near the Indian goal. He deserves credit because though Australia scored once to equalise, they failed to score a second goal in the match. Considering the might of the Australian attack, this was quite an achievement indeed.
The defence line will have to pull up their socks, as in the recently concluded Four-Nations Invitational in New Zealand, India conceded 17 goals in eight matches and can ill afford to be so liberal against teams like Australia and Argentina.
The experience and guidance of Sardar Singh will no doubt be vital for the youngsters in defence to stop Australia's rampaging strikers who have the ability to destroy and bludgeon the opposition.
