India couldn’t beat England in an important hockey World Cup match however head coach Graham Reid on Sunday stated having back-to-back clear sheets was a achievement for the group which was “leaking” targets just lately. India performed out a goal-less draw in opposition to England of their second Pool D match however nonetheless remained within the hunt for a direct quarterfinals qualification. “We have been leaking goals since the Tokyo Olympics but now we have got back-to-back clean sheets, that is the positive from this match,” Reid stated on the post-match press convention.

“We conceded too many penalty corners but at the same time we defended them very well,” he added.

India conceded 25 targets whereas scoring 17 in opposition to Australia in a five-match collection earlier than the World Cup.

The hosts had additionally stored a clear sheet in opposition to Spain, successful 2-0 of their World Cup opener.

In-from midfielder Hardik Singh was injured within the closing minutes of the ultimate quarter in opposition to England as he went down clutching his proper hamstring. He was later helped off the sphere.

Asked about it, Reid stated, “It looked pretty bad when he came off but I have gotten an update and it is not that bad as we originally thought. We will have an update on that, we will see.” India conceded eight penalty corners and earned 4. But the Indians defended the PCs very effectively.

“At this level, when you are playing fast-paced hockey, it happens. It is always a concern if you concede that many penalty corners. We are going to try and make amends.” “We have to try and do better inside the opposition circle. But I am very pleased with the commitment of the players. It was a high-skilled hockey played by both the teams, it was a telling match and both came off exhausted.” Asked about India conceding many penalty corners however on the identical time defending them very effectively, he stated, “England and Netherlands are very similar and they attacked very quickly and they would push a lot of people forward and they create opportunities.

“But we defended very effectively. I believe our keeper didn’t contact the ball from the penalty corners.” India play their closing Pool D match in opposition to Wales on the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

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