India came back from behind twice to beat Japan 4-3 in the gripping match on Wednesday. Defender Rupinder Pal Singh (sixth minute) opened the scoring for India with a penalty-corner conversion. Kazuma Murata (10th minute) equalised for Japan before they took the lead through a strike from Heita Yoshihara (43rd minute). If Britain manage to beat them, then India won’t make it even if they beat Malaysia in the final game. Knee injury rules Sreejesh outIndian hockey team captain and goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has been ruled out of the ongoing Sultan Azlan Shah Cup due to a knee injury he suffered in the match against defending champions Australia.

Source: Hindustan Times May 03, 2017 10:52 UTC