The Indian men’s hockey team defeated Canada 8-0 in its third Pool B match at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Wednesday. Indian Men’s Hockey Team continued their unbeaten run at the games. Harmanpreet Singh (7′, 56′), and Akashdeep Singh (37′, 60′) scored a brace each, while Amit Rohidas (10′), Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (20′), Gurjant Singh (27′), and Mandeep Singh (58′) scored one goal each. With the win, India climbed to the top of the Pool B table with 7 points in 3 games. The match started with Indian Men’s Hockey Team attacking down the left flank straightaway with Hardik Singh and Akashdeep Singh threatening Canada’s defence. Captain Manpreet Singh slipped an excellent pass to Lalit Kumar Upadhyay inside the striking circle, but the shot from the latter just went wide.

