Sachin Tendulkar Congratulates Indian Hockey Team For an Emphatic Win Over Argentina

Published - 25 Jun 2018, 02:43 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:20 AM

Sachin Tendulkar
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Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar congratulated Indian hockey team after their stunning win over Argentina during the ongoing Champions Trophy tournament in the Netherlands.

Continuing their fine show in the tournament, India defeated Argentina 2-1 to register their second consecutive victory on Sunday (June 24).

Dominant India took the lead in the 17th minute when Harmanpreet Singh found the back of the net through a penalty corner. 11 minutes later, Mandeep Singh doubled the advantage with a field goal.

A couple of minutes later, Matias Paredes reduced the deficit by scoring a penalty for the reigning Olympic champions Argentina. However, India held on to register an impressive win.

Both the teams were an even match in the first quarter. Argentina got three penalty corners but failed to convert as the first quarter ended in a stalemate.

Moreover, two minutes into the second quarter, India scored the opener when a deliberate foul by Maico Casella while tackling Harmanpreet fetched India their first penalty corner.

Just before the half-hour mark, India doubled their advantage. A brilliant aerial pass was perfectly picked up by Dilpreet Singh, who cautiously played it toward Mandeep Singh, who made no mistake in finding the back of the net.

Argentina responded almost immediately. They struck in the 30th minute to reduce the gap to 2-1.

Credits: Hockey India

In the fourth quarter, India faced some anxious moments towards the end. With five minutes to play, India were reduced to ten players with Birendra Lakra getting a yellow card.

However, they didn???t let Argentina take advantage of having an extra man and held on to clinch the game with the scoreline of 2-1.

Following the win, Sachin Tendulkar took to his Twitter handle ??? to laud the team. He also wished Sardar Singh, who was playing his 300th game.

???Fantastic weekend for the @TheHockeyIndia team beating Argentina after a stellar win yesterday. Special mention to @imsardarsingh8 on playing his 300th game for India! #ChampionsTrophy.

Prior to the win over Argentina, India had thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 in their inaugural match.

Ramandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh and Lalit Upadhyay scored for the Men in Blue. They completely dominated their opponents throughout earlier this week.

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