The current Men’s Hockey World Cup is being successfully conducted in Orissa at Kalinga Stadium Bhubneswar and Birsa Munda Stadium.

Regarding the main event, India defeated Wales 4-2 in the most recent match, although it was still anticipated that they would perform better.

Let’s discuss some of the problems with India’s underwhelming performance in more detail:

1. India’s attacking passes were subpar; it appears that most players went for individual accomplishments rather than making efficient passes, which would have been more profitable for him.

2. India has received 19 penalty corners so far, and just a small percentage of those corners have been converted into goals under the leadership of Harmanpreet Singh.

3. Mandeep Singh and Manpreet Singh must still shoot in this major competition.

4. Knowledge As evidenced by the previous game we watched against Wales, where Men in Blue allowed two goals while goalie Pr Sreejesh was in net, his form has been deteriorating.

5. India must continue to play the game by concentrating on its fundamentals rather than adopting a different style of hockey for which it has no reservations.

6. As the current Men’s Hockey World Cup is based on two formats, India will next face New Zealand via a cross-over stage. Once the league stage is over, the top tier of each pool reaches at the top and the teams which finished at second and third spot from separate groups have to play against each other from adjacent groups. The winner of those contests will join the table-topper in the quarterfinal stage.

India still has to develop their offensive instinct, and a few key players need to hit the target in order to avoid a challenging task.

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