That's it from us here, this is Subhashish signing off, after Harendra Singh's resurgent Indians win silver in the final edition of the Champions Trophy
Breda has witnessed an amazing game of hockey. India had their chances, came really close to scoring the winner at the death, but at the end, Colin Batch's World Champions beating a gallant Indian side who excelled in every department. India have shown that they are a force to be reckoned with ahead of the World Cup.
WE HAVE HAD A CLASSIC CONTEST PLAYED OUT AT BREDA TODAY - THE QUALITY OF THE CONTEST HAS BEEN WORTHY OF A GREAT FINAL - WHO WILL WIN GOLD AFTER THE PENALTY SHOOTOUT????
52' BOTH INDIA AND THE AUSSIES HAVE MANAGED 18 CIRCLE ENTRIES AND BOTH HAVE HAD 6 SHOTS ON GOAL - THAT IS HOW CLOSE THIS MATCH HAS BEEN- INDIA LET A CHANCE GO ABEGGING AS VIVEK CANT GET TO THE BALL ON TIME
"THE GAME IS WELL AND TRULY UP FOR GRABS" SAYS COLIN BATCH. THE AUSSIE COACH SAYS HIS TEAM ALLOWED INDIA TO GET BACK ON TOP AND ARE GIVING THE BALL AWAY TOO EASILY
SREEJESH WHO HAS BEEN BRILLIANT FOR INDIA THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT, UNABLE TO READ BLAKE GLOVER'S FLICK. THE AUSSIES HAVE THE LEAD BUT INDIA HAVE MATCHED THE WORLD CHAMPIONS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE FIRST HALF. THE DEFENDERS HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING FOR INDIA AND BIRENDRA LAKRA AND SURENDER KUMAR HAVE DAZZLED UP FRONT AS WELL WITH THEIR AMAZING STICK SKILLS.