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Junior World Cup Hockey: India sweep aside the Dutch to cruise to semis | Hockey News – Times of India

KUALA LUMPUR: India produced a spectacular display of grit and character to advance to the semifinals with a thrilling 4-3 win over the Netherlands in the hockey men's Junior World Cup here on Tuesday.Trailing 0-2 at half-time and 2-3 in the third quarter, India exhibited immense resilience to beat the Dutch in the quarterfinal and set a last four clash against Germany.The Netherlands set the ball rolling early in the first quarter with a penalty corner conversion from Timo Boers (5').Despite the Indian side playing a solid defence, Pepijn van der Heijden (16') scored for the Netherlands in the second quarter through another penalty corner conversion taking their lead to 2-0 at half-time.India came back strongly in the third quarter with a goal from Aditya Lalage (34') assisted by Araij...
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Not just cricketers, Dhoni inspires junior Indian hockey team captain too | Hockey News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni inspires not just cricketers but others too, including Indian junior hockey team captain, Uttam Singh.Be it scoring in sudden death against Australia, or leading from the front against arch-rival Pakistan, Uttam has done it all, and a lot of it has to do with him watching Dhoni in action."I am a big fan of MS Dhoni. Whether he is chasing 400 runs, or defending just 100 runs, he remains cool. Spectators feel the pressure in nail-biting finishes, but he does not. Never," Uttam told PTI Bhasha during an interview."He (Dhoni) is an inspiration for all the players. I have learnt from him that your opponent or anybody should never know what is going inside you during a match. I am happy that he has decided to play in the IPL next year too," he added.Playing in ...