India will play World Champions Australia on Wednesday after some well-deserved rest. This is Subhahish signing off, join us on the 27th as Harendra Singh's side locks horns with Colin Batch's world champions at 6:30 p.m..
INDIA WERE BRILLIANT IN DEFENCE TODAY. THE GREAT MAN PEILLAT HAD HIS CHANCES, SCORED ONE, BUT THAT WASN'T ENOUGH TO BEAT HARENDRA SINGH'S REJUVENATED INDIAN SIDE. RAMANDEEP COULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE PLAYING ELEVEN TODAY BUT THE STRIKERS MADE UP WITH SOME GREAT MOVES. MANPREET TOOK A BODY BLOW TO DENY PEILLAT. VARUN SAVED THE DAY FOR INDIA BY EFFECTING A GOALLINE SAVE OFF A SHOT BY LUCAS VILLA.
SARDAR SINGH'S 300TH INTERNATIONAL ASSUMES SIGNIFICANCE OF EVEN GRETER PROPORTIONS AS INDIA RECORD THEIR SECOND SUCCESSIVE VICTORY IN THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY.
35' Argentina playing long vertical passes across the pitch in an attempt to penetrate the Indian circle. The Indians are up to the task making some vital interceptions
The Indian forwards did extremely well as Ramandeep is not available today and effectively the strikers are a man short in terms of options up-front. The deep defence has been brilliant. Great job being done Harmanpreet, Birendra, Amit, and Surender.
INDIA DID EXTREMELY WELL TO DEFEND STOUTLY IN THE FIRST HALF AND ALSO STRUNG UP SOME GOOD MOVES. ARGENTINA WON THREE BACK TO BACK PC's BUT PEILLAT FAILED TO FIND THE MARK. HARMANPREET, HOWEVER, DID, AND INDIA TOOK THE LEAD. MANDEEP ADDED TO THE TALLY AFTER SOME BRILLIANT WORK BY DILPREET WHO CONTROLLED AN OVERHEAD PASS AND DIRECTED THE BALL TOWARDS HIS FELLOW-STRIKER WHO TAPPED IT IN. JUST BEFORE THE HOOTER, PEILLAT FINALLY SHOWED HIS CLASS TO REDUCE THE DEFICIT FOR ARGENTINA.
Ramandeep will not play today. India have already lost Akashdeep and Sumit who did not travel with the team. How will the forward-line cope??? The dangerous Peillat kept out so far although Argentina have already earned three PCs.
14' Simranjeet does well to enter the striking circle off a pass from Jarmanpreet but not able to control his hit. India in the circle again, great play by Mandeep and Sunil. Argentina defend well. The hooter goes and India unable to take their free hit.