Indian men's hockey team midfielder Hardik Singh has been ruled out of the ongoing FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in Odisha after sustaining a hamstring injury, announced Hockey India on Saturday
Hardik sustained the during India's match against England on January 15. Having rested the youngster for the match against Wales, and subsequent assessment, Hardik has now been ruled out of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.
Incredibly, all 4 games saw at least one player score a hat-trick, with the second game between France and Argentina producing two, as Blake Govers (AUS), Victor Charlet (FRA), Nicolas della Torre (ARG), Tom Boon (BEL) and Niklas Wellen (GER) all scored at least thrice for their teams. A tot
The 26-year-old scored four goals, all of which came in a stunning first 20 minutes, to take his already phenomenal goals tally to 126 goals from 133 internationals.
India coming second in the pool means that they will have to play the crossover match against New Zealand on Sunday in order to qualify for the quarter-final.
India beat Wales 4-2 on Thursday to finish in second place in Pool D and will now play a cross-over match to book a berth for a place in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
The drag-flicker confessed that the team did provide scoring opportunities to Wales which they made full use of, scoring two quick goals in the third quarter to tie the game.
India's second-place finish in Pool D means they will now play New Zealand, who came third in Pool C in the crossovers, for a place in the quarterfinals.
England defeated Spain by 4-0 in their final Pool D match. Phil Roper (10th minute), David Condon (21st minute), Nicholas Bandurak (50th minute) and Liam Ansell (51st minute) scored for England
With this win, Netherlands topped the Pool C with nine points and three wins in three matches. Malaysia ended as second with six points and two wins in three matches. New Zealand is at the third position with three points and one win and two losses to their name. Malaysia and New Zealand can
If India top their pool then they will not have to play the cross over match and moreover they will face a relatively easier opponent in quarter-final.