Need for right mix
Marijne’s fast, attacking India were halted by world’s best in the Hockey World League; team needs strategic maturity to scale another level
Indervir Grewal
India’s second Hockey World League Final bronze medal in three years did not come in ideal circumstances. From six matches, India won only two – for the third place, they beat a beleaguered Germany, seven of whose players were hit by illness. The win followed an anticlimactic loss in the semifinals – their much-anticipated clash against Olympics champions Argentina was marred by waterlogging on the pitch.