Saturday, March 6, 2010

...and then flatters to deceive

If hockey wants to go from being an old flame to a forever-love India needs to start winning. Watching them crumble against Spain was a nightmarish déjà vu. We were back in the early 1990s, where basics like trapping and passing had to be dealt with. As for tactics, ours were non existent. Spain took Arjun Halappa out of the game and waited. And then scored.
Everyone came out to back Indian hockey before the start of these world championships – especially the cricket fraternity. However, nothing works for the popularity of the sport like victory. Ask cricket.

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