IND vs AUS Hockey Test series: India lose the fifth Test against Australia and have also lost the five-Test series by 4-1. The Men in Blue only won the third match against the World No.1 side.
The 26-year-old from Amritsar made his International debut against France during the FIH Hockey Pro League matches in South Africa last week.
Newcomer Jugraj Singh (4', 6', 23') starred in India's high-scoring victory as he contributed three brilliant goals to the scoreline with his impeccable drag flicks.
Harmanpreet Singh and Varun Kumar scored from penalty corners in the 21st and 24th minutes respectively before Shamsher Singh made it 3-0 in the 28th minute. Mandeep Singh (32nd) and Akashdeep Singh (41st) completed the tally.
India men's team will end the year with 2296.038 points behind Olympic champions Belgium and toppers Australia.
Defending champions India confirmed their place in the semifinal of Asian Champions Trophy 2021 will take on Japan in their final group stage match on Sunday.
High on confidence after thrashing hosts Bangladesh 9-0, the India hockey team will face off their joint defending champions and arch-rivals Pakistan in the preliminary round match.
India started brightly and took a 2-0 lead before Korea fought back in the last two quarters and scored through Jonghyun Jang in the 41st minute and Sunghyun Kim in the 46th minute.
Defending champions India will begin their campaign against South Korea in their opening match of the Men's Asian Champions Trophy 2021.
Defending champions India would bank on their solid defensive structure and drag-flicking prowess to outsmart six-time title-winners Germany in the semifinal of the FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup.
The Asian Champions Trophy is slated in Dhaka from December 14 to 22; Defending Champions India begin their campaign on the opening day against Korea.
With one win and a defeat, India are currently placed second in Pool B ahead of Poland on goal difference. France lead the pool with two wins out of two.
Sreejesh's former teammates Rupinder Pal Singh, Birendra Lakra and SV Sunil had recently retired following a successful Olympic campaign to pave the way for the youngsters.
Sunil's decision to call time came a day after drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh and defender Birendra Lakra announced their international retirements on Friday.
Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey star Birendra Lakra on Thursday announced that he is quitting the game with immediate effect.
Patnaik said that recently the Hockey India had approached the state government to support it for the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup, which is to be held in two months' time.
The Australian said that his players would need to accelerate their learning to be consistently up there with the best teams in the world all the time.
Members of national men's and women's hockey team belonging to Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday returned to their home states to a rousing reception after the Tokyo Olympics.
Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas were awarded Rs 2.5 crore each for men's team's historic bronze-medal winning feat in Tokyo, Deep Grace Ekka and Namita Toppo were handed Rs 50 lakh each.
The decision in this regard was taken at the state cabinet meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The cabinet also appreciated the medal winners.
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