India strong but must play big games well, says Australia hockey skipper Eddie Ockenden
Hindustan TimesThe India hockey team may have failed to win gold at the recently concluded Asian Games in Jakarta but Australia captain and two-time World Cup winner Eddie Ockenden believes the Harendra Singh-coached outfit has enough depth to come out firing in the upcoming tournaments, including the World Cup in India later this year. READ: Ravi Shastri questions performance of past greats while defending poor show in England “ India have to make sure they’re playing well at the end of the tournament. After failing to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, India finished with silver at the Champions Trophy followed by a bronze at the Asian Games in Jakarta. it would be very hard for me to single one team out as there are a lot of good teams,” said Ockenden, who has seven Champions Trophy medals in his cabinet.