Salta (Argentina): India twice squandered the lead to settle for a 2-2 draw with New Zealand in its Champions Challenge hockey opener here on Monday.
Tushar Khandekar and Shivendra Singh scored for India, while Dean Couzins and Andrew Hayward netted for New Zealand.
In other matches, Argentina spanked South Africa 6-2, Pakistan edged out Canada 2-1 and Belgium prevailed over China 4-3. — PTI