Pro League: Another setback! Indian men's hockey team suffers 5th straight defeat

The Indian men's hockey squad suffered their 5th consecutive decision successful the FIH Pro League connected Saturday, losing 3-2 to Australia successful a lucifer wherever they initially led by 2 goals done Abhishek's awesome performance.

The decision adds to their erstwhile losses against Netherlands and Argentina successful the tournament.India started powerfully and dominated the archetypal 2 quarters, with Abhishek scoring successful the 8th and 35th minutes to springiness his squad a 2-0 lead. The Indians showed large intent and information contempt missing their skipper and ace dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh, who was resting owed to an wounded from the erstwhile lucifer against Argentina.The Kookaburras mounted a beardown comeback aft halftime, with Nathan Ephraums scoring successful the 42nd minute. Joel Rintala and Tom Craig past converted important punishment corners successful the 56th and 60th minutes respectively to unafraid the triumph for Australia.India's aboriginal dominance was evident erstwhile Abhishek flicked from the apical of the ellipse aft receiving a walk from Manpreet Singh for the opening goal. Goalkeeper Suraj Karkera made respective important saves, including denying Australia from a punishment country successful the 11th infinitesimal and stopping Joel Rintala from adjacent scope successful the 19th minute.

The 2nd extremity came aft the interruption erstwhile Sukhjeet Singh dispossessed an Australian subordinate and passed to Abhishek, who executed a reverse deed into the goal. However, Australia's effect was swift, with Ephraums scoring disconnected a rebound aft Karkera saved Tom Craig's reverse hit.India had opportunities to widen their lead, including back-to-back punishment corners successful the 48th minute, but failed to convert. The Australians intensified their onslaught successful the last 10 minutes, earning 4 consecutive punishment corners.Rintala successfully converted 1 of these punishment corners to level the score. In a melodramatic finish, with conscionable 42 seconds remaining, Australia earned different punishment corner, which Craig converted done a deflection disconnected Jeremy Hayward's flick to implicit their comeback victory.The nonaccomplishment continues India's hard tally successful the tournament, having antecedently mislaid doubly each to Netherlands and Argentina successful their European limb matches. Despite showing improved show and taking a commanding lead, they were incapable to forestall Australia from staging a palmy comeback successful the 2nd half.