FIH Hockey World League Final 2017: Twitter hails India after spirited performance in 1-1 draw vs Australia

India had to settle for a 1-1 draw, despite playing brilliantly against Australia.

FT! India and Australia share the spoils after a thrilling battle comes to a close at the Odisha Men's #HWL2017 Final in Bhubaneswar on 1st December 2017.#JunoonJeetKa #HWL2017 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/rYKeNDrBG7
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) December 1, 2017

Fantastic game boys ..... wonderful start of the world hockey league finals ....
#1-1 @TheHockeyIndia VS @HockeyAustralia
— sreejesh p r (@16Sreejesh) December 1, 2017

Was such a gripping game. Sharing points with Australia is not a bad thing at all but India overall were the better team here. #IndvAus #HWL2017
— AnkiT (@TheAnkitG) December 1, 2017

#HWL2017 @SjoerdMarijne @TheHockeyIndia great game of hockey. The new coach really tuned the team very well. Players attacking mode in first half was thundering AUS . Awesome game are waiting for India and hope we get the cup.
— Sivasankar (@siva19934) December 1, 2017

🇮🇳1⃣-1⃣🇦🇺Good intensity throughout by @TheHockeyIndia in today's #HWL2017 opener against World No. 2 @Kookaburras
Shld hav converted from the many Australian mis-traps & deflections! Victory against Eng tomorrow is crucial to proceed ahead! #JunoonJeetKa #INDvAUS 🏑✌️😃
— Vishal Bhalla (@vishy_punditry) December 1, 2017

Akashdeep missed many chances.he is always using the Reverse hit instead of passing..He should have avoided.Mandeep Singh is just Brilliant.#HWL2017 #IndVsAus
— Balu Mahendra (@balumahendra_v) December 1, 2017

It's case of missed chances, India share points with Australia in opening mach. Score 1-all. Skipper needs to be more innovative. #IndvAus, #HWL2017
— navneet singh (@navneetsport) December 1, 2017

Today's game will surely boost the confidence of Indian players this way Ind played their game & showed characters before battle against England.
Good sign ✌#Hockey #INDvAUS
— 🇮🇳हरियाणा का सूं🔫😎😈🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@chiku_ravi) December 1, 2017

#INDvAUS well plaued team @TheHockeyIndia u win hearts of indian what if its draw but its the best match till date i have seen against @HockeyAustralia. @augustbornleo @sanjeevkumarmba @manpreetpawar07 @13harmanpreet
— Saket Kumar (@SaketKu56190218) December 1, 2017

Bad luck we couldn’t win. Lots of missed chances. Better luck next time #Meninblue. #HWL2017 #INDvAUS #WorldCupDraw
— dr anil mehndiratta (@MehndirattaAnil) December 1, 2017