Confident Indian colts upbeat ahead of Australian encounter

Johor Bahru (Malaysia), 16 October 2015: As the business end of the fifth Johor Cup reckons, India is confident of good show against Australia in its last pool match billed for Saturday.

The Australian encounter will help India prepare well for its Sunday final

Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s game, Harendra Singh, Coach, Indian Men’s Junior Team said, “We are in a good position, and we are not taking it lightly. The boys are hungry to defend the championship title for the third consecutive year and they are not ready to let any moment go out of their hand. Our goals for and against are proof to our hunger to defend the title. Australia is a tough team and we are preparing hard to finish off our league matches on a winning note.”

“It’s an important match for us tomorrow as we take on the Australians in our last league match in the tournament. The Australians are really strong, and we cannot take them lightly. Sumit, Arman have scored fluently in the last few matches and the defence has also been at the top of their form, hence I am confident of a good performance from the team tomorrow,” said Harjeet Singh, Captain.

The Indian team which has managed to score 13 goals in the tournament, the highest scored by any team so far, will be riding high on confidence with top scorers Sumit Kumar (3 goals) Armaan Qureshi (2 goals) and Harmanpreet Singh (2 goals). With a strong midfield being led by none other than Captain Harjeet Singh and defence by Vice-captain Dipsan Tirkey, team India is definitely upbeat about an impressive performance tomorrow.

India – Australia match: 17th October 2015 at 1605 hrs (IST) onwards.