Men’s Hockey World Cup Live: Fans share all emotions on social media after India bows out from tournament

Before India’s game, the 15th Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 was seen as a success for the host nation.

The host nation (India) didn’t drop a single World Cup match before the cross-over match versus the Black Sticks (New Zealand).

Since the beginning of the first period, our players were timid, and our hockey performance suffered and the moments where we were meant to play attacking hockey, but we started out playing defensive from Word Go.

Graham Reid(Chief National Coach) would be unhappy to witness the players’ poor performance.

Going forward, India will need to make some adjustments with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in mind.

Manpreet Singh may take over as captain of the national team because Harmanpreet Singh’s selection as captain didn’t turn out to be a wonderful option for the team.

Fans were dismayed with the national team’s poor performance. I’ll lay down some of the responses for you below:

Feel for all of you, #TeamIndia! You were good throughout but sometimes it is not meant to be. Congrats New Zealand on winning!#HockeyWorldCup #HockeyWorldCup2023 pic.twitter.com/QRbwGPxxi6

— Chandan Ray (@imchandanRay) January 22, 2023

Tough to be an Indian Sports fan this week: none of the 🇮🇳 shuttlers (14) could even reach QF of India Open; and now India knocked OUT of Hockey World Cup even before reaching QF.
Ironically both the events were at home | Not an ideal start to 2023 💔 #IndiaOpen2023 #HWC2023 pic.twitter.com/lMwRk0bGCq

— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) January 22, 2023

Men’s Hockey World Cup Live Updates: India is out from Men’s Hockey World Cup
READ MORE: https://t.co/AkSk3Rr8bD#IndiaKaGame #HWC2023 #StarsBecomeLegends #HockeyWorldCup #Matchday #Sportzcraazy #Followus #QuaterFinals #Tournament #INDvsNZL

— SportzCraazy (@sportzcraazy) January 22, 2023

India and New Zealand were tied at 3-3 after the full-time whistle. In the penalty shootout, New Zealand won 5-4.#IndiaKaGame #HWC2023 #StarsBecomeLegends #HockeyWorldCup #Matchday #Sportzcraazy #Followus #QuaterFinals #Tournament #INDvsNZL pic.twitter.com/44RQEMiYi8

— SportzCraazy (@sportzcraazy) January 22, 2023

Pr Sreejesh appeared highly enthusiastic throughout the game, as India lost, he will no longer be a member of the national team for the upcoming world cup.

However, since 1975, when India won the World Cup trophy for the first time, there has been a dismal tale for us when it comes to World Cups. India did not replicate that feat.

The standout players for India in this ongoing match versus Black Sticks were Krishna Bahadur Pathak and Raj Pal.

Raj Pal, who replaced Hardik Singh, adapted well to the environment and performed like a champion in his first game of the flagship tournament. Pathak made some crucial saves for India, particularly in the last quarter.