Muscat, December 4
Indian hockey team beats Pakistan in men’s junior Asia Cup in Muscat: The Indian team won the title by defeating Pakistan in the final of the Men’s Junior Hockey Asia Cup being played here. Team India won the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2024 trophy with an impressive 5-3 win over Pakistan. In this regard, Hockey India said in a post on X that the defending champions have once again become the best team by performing brilliantly with their skills. It is worth mentioning that this is India’s fifth title.
Arijit Hundal scored four goals for the Indian team. This is India’s fifth title in the Asia Cup. Earlier, India had won this title in 2004, 2008, 2015 and 2023. This tournament was not held in the year 2021 due to Corona epidemic. Hundal converted three penalty corners into goals in the fourth, 18th and 54th minutes and scored a field goal in the 47th minute. Another goal for India was scored by Dilraj Singh in the 19th minute.