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Out of the World Cup, Indian hockey team must answer these 7 questions

Another fan was travelling to Bhubaneswar with his wife and nine-month-old kid to watch India in the quarterfinals of the World Cup when India's struggle and New Zealand's control in the crossover game on Sunday were giving jitters to the family."Welcome to Odisha...there's a lot to offer in Odisha beyond hockey," a tweet responding to the family's dismay read.

The fans were basically offering their shoulders to each other to cry on. India lost to New Zealand in sudden death (5-4), after twice leading with a two-goal margin, 2-0 and 3-1. After the regulation time of 60 minutes the scoreboard read 3-3. The ensuing penalty shootout ended at 3-3 as well, solely because of PR Sreejesh's consecutive saves that brought India back from the dead. He saved the first attempt by NZ in sudden death as well, injuring himself in the process. But it gave skipper Harmanpreet Singh a perfect setting to redeem his disastrous World Cup as a player.Had Harmanpreet scored in sudden death, he would have lifted the mood of the entire country. The fan above would have bought tickets and the young family travelling to watch the World Cup wouldn't have felt disappointed about their decision.

Image credit: Hockey IndiaBut neither coach Graham Reid nor skipper Harmanpreet Singh talked about the 'responsibility' that both had mentioned so emphatically in their addresses to the media before Sunday.With the benefit of hindsight at their disposal now, the Indian team management must answer these seven questions:1. Why couldn't India protect a two-goal lead twice in the match?India's defence never looked organized in just the first knockout game they played at the World Cup. The New Zealanders found easy passage into the Indian circle, especially in the

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