India has a 4-2 advantage over the Netherlands whom they meet in their Junior World Cup opener today.

India and The Netherlands have so far played six times in the realms of Junior World Cup, and India have won four times, while the rest went in favour of the famed rivals.

India and The Netherlands did not meet in the first Junior World Cup held in France, but when they met three years later in 1982 at Kuala Lumpur, its 3-2 in favour of for India.

The Dutch avenged three years later at Vancouver — where India was led by Gundeep Kumar — when they did not allow India to strike a goal.

India did not qualify for the next two junior world cup, losing out to Malaysia and Korea apiece from Asian quaota

When they returned, thanks to the then IHF which spent a fortune to improve the juniors lot, India returned to the elite fold in 1997, present coach Baljit Saini leading the side, and also resurrection.

India defeated Netherlands 3-2 at Milton Keynes where Rajeev Mishra put out the last winner.

There after in 2001, where we won the ultimate honours, Netherlands was doused with a score of 4-3, that in fact paved way for India to the semifinal.

In 2005, India tamed the lions in their own dungeon, at Amsterdam. India posted by far the big margin victory 4-1.

However, scoring a goal through a penalty corner in the last minute, The Dutch again avenged their long running losess, when they defeat Diwakar Ram led India in Singapore 3-2.

Its recent history in its totally points to Indian supremacy, but only we will come to know what is in store — we go with the winning streak or break.