Watch: Crowd Sings 'Vande Mataram' Ahead Of India-Pakistan Asian Champions Trophy Hockey Match

10.08.2023 - 04:41 sports.ndtv.com

The Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai saw a full house as India hammered arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 in a round-robin match of the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy.

Harmanpreet Singh scored two goals while Jugrag Singh also found the back of the net as India utilised their penalty corners to assert their dominance over Pakistan.

In the final quarter, Akashdeep Singh's field goal as India progressed to the semi-final without suffering a defeat. Ahead of the match, fans lit up the venue by singing 'Vande Mataram' inside the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium.

The video of the same has now gone viral on social media. This crowd is going to blow the roof off the stadium tonight.Vanakkam Chennai for this grand gesture #HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #HACT2023 pic.twitter.com/PQp0xQl4eS Speaking of the match, Harmanpreet opened the scoring in 15th minute with a well-placed drag flick off the penalty corner.

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Watch: Crowd Sings 'Vande Mataram' Ahead Of India-Pakistan Asian Champions Trophy Hockey Match

The Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai saw a full house as India hammered arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 in a round-robin match of the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy. Harmanpreet Singh scored two goals while Jugrag Singh also found the back of the net as India utilised their penalty corners to assert their dominance over Pakistan. In the final quarter, Akashdeep Singh's field goal as India progressed to the semi-final without suffering a defeat.