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Consolation bronze in Asiad can't heal our pain, says hockey captain Sreejesh

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 03 2018 | 6:40 PM IST

Indian men's hockey team captain PR Sreejesh feels that a bronze medal and win against Pakistan can hardly heal the pain of not being able to win the gold at the Asian Games.

India lost to Malayia in a shoot-off after conceding an equaliser in the final minute of the regulation time.

Being the defending champions and ranked fifth in the world, India were
"In the game against Malaysia, we started well but our tactics of slowing down the game in the middle backfired. It gave the opposition chances to attack us and they took advantage of it."
"It's just that we were capable of qualifying from the Asian Games but we couldn't make it."

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First Published: Sep 03 2018 | 6:40 PM IST

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