India will stop tomorrow for 60 minutes; other sporting events of the ongoing Incheon Asian Games will fade momentarily, will have to wait for another day to carve its space, as India takes on Pakistan on the hockey field.
Both sides will strive hard tomorrow to outwit the other to make it their Incheon outing memorable.
Though the hockey event is only midway, and only the third match for both, the contest assume importance as two sides are expected to reach the semis and use the psychological advantage of the tomorrow contest in the later stage, say final.
Pakistan hockey has been at cross-road for some time for the reasons not of its own, having been barren on home turf due to reluctance of foreign teams to visit their country.
Therefore, one can easily say the team at Incheon is disadvantaged on the experience count, while India got not only better platform but also toured extensively, commonwealth games included.
Its unfortunate Pakistan missed out even Commonwealth Games on account of international Olympic Association fracas.
India, on the other hand, had the experience of playing Australia twice and New Zealand and South Africa at CWG, thus gaining valuable experience.
Whether it will put its experience into good use tomorrow is what the fans will look upto
India has another advantage, of having two FIH Master Coaches on duty for considerable time.
Whereas discontinuity and disquiet have been the recent footprint of Pakistan.
India need to put its experience and the added advantage of having the services of top coaches for considerable time, to good use tomorrow when Pakistan go all out to carve a space in their home base and also seek to redeem its lost space
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