Another India-Japan opener await Indian hockey fans. Like in the ongoing Dhaka Asia Cup where the two Asian teams met in the opener, they will open again in a major international outing. The seventh Sultan of Johor will see them in the opener on coming Sunday.

After Japan, India will face off host Malaysia the next day in the third match of the day.

Third match for India will involve USA on 25th Oct

The next day, that is on 26th, India will open day of action against Australia, which is billed as the hottest, which will test India’s mettle.

India will meet Great Britain on 28th after a rest day.

India is depending champions. India has sent a new junior team with Sagar as captain.

India won the Cup last year before winning the Junior World Cup in Lucknow later.

Captain Sagar Prasad is on the left with forward Vikas Antil