India failed to defend the men's team title at the IBSF Snooker World Cup, losing 1-3 to arch-rivals Pakistan in the summit clash in Doha on Tuesday. India started badly as Pakistan won the first two frames and looked on course for a whitewash in the final before the pair of Pankaj Advani and Laxman Rawat made a comeback to win the third frame and stay in the contest. But it was not to be as Pakistan won the fourth frame to deny India back-to-back crowns. The Indian team - comprising Pankaj Advani, Laxman Rawat and Aditya Mehta - had earlier stormed into the semifinals of the Asian Team Snooker Championship with a victory over Pakistan in Doha. In the quarterfinal, India were up against a formidable Pakistan team consisting of Mohammed Bilal and Asjad Iqbal.

Source: dna July 03, 2019 04:41 UTC