Pakistan ousted by India in Azlan Shah hockey

IPOH: Pakistan were humiliated by a 5-1 defeat by India in a crucial match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup at Ipoh city of Malaysia on Tuesday.

Pakistan players failed to impress as their arch rivals India dominated the scene throughout the match to won by a big margin.

Manpreet Singh with brilliant tactics helped India take an early lead in the first quarter but just a few minutes later, Pakistan captain Muhammad Irfan equalled the score 1-1, converting a penalty corner into goal.

Then after a while, SV Sunil scored second goal for India on a pass from Manpreet. India were leading the match 2-1 at the end of the first half.

However, the second half proved a nightmare for Pakistan as India scored three goals. SV Sunil, Talwinder Singh and Rupinder Pal Singh were the scorers as India at the end emerged victorious by 5 goals to one.

Pakistan had won only one match and lost three games in the tournament. They started off with beating Canada but lost to New Zealand and Australia 5-3 and 4-0, respectively.

India, on the other hand, defeated Japan and Canada but were crushed by Australia 5-1 in the tournament.

Pakistan will now play their two remaining matches in the tournament, one against Malaysia on April 13 and the other against Japan on April 15.