Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Shri M.K Stalin was presented with the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 trophy by FIH President Dato Tayyab Ikram, Hockey India President Padma Shri Dr. Dilip Tirkey, Hockey India Secretary General Shri Bhola Nath Singh, Hockey India Treasurer Sekar J Manoharan in the the presence of Hon'ble Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development Thiru Udhayanidhi Stalin and Ravichandran Ashwin and a sapling was presented as a part of Give back to the forest initiative by FIH.
Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh on Wednesday suggested that if the Pakistan hockey team can come to India for the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai, then the Men in Blue should also tour their neighbouring country
Harmanpreet handed India the lead converting the team's first penalty corner with a powerful low flick to the left of Pakistan goalkeeper Akmal Hussain just at the stroke of the first quarter. Read full match report here.
Goal scorers for India today: Harmanpreet Singh scored twice with Jugraj Singh and Akashdeep Singh getting a goal, each at the the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai
In the end, the home team won convincingly. With four victories in five games, the team finishes first in its group and with 13 points overall. Next up for Pakistan will be the playoff for fifth place. In the first half, Harmanpreet Singh got things going by scoring twice. Before Akashdeep's deflected goal in the final period, Jugraj Singh added the third goal and completed the scoring.
India 4 -0 Pakistan
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