India vs. JAPAN LIVE Streaming – Asia Cup Hockey LIVE: The Indian hockey team will play their first SUPER 4 match of Asia Cup Hockey today at 17:00. The team led by Bimal Lakra seeks revenge on Japan. India had lost in Round 1 against Japan by 2:5. Besides India and Japan, S.Korea and Malaysia are the other teams in SUPER-4: Follow Indian Hockey Team LIVE at Asia Cup 2022 LIVE with InsideSport.IN
- The game starts at 5 p.m. IST
- INDIA vs Japan will be broadcast LIVE on Star Sports Network and streamed LIVE on Disney+ Hotstar
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Despite meeting an underperforming Indonesia in their last game in the group league, coach Sardar Singh must applaud the young side for scoring a whopping 16 goals in just an hour.
It was one more thing than India needed to put one final nail in Pakistan’s coffin for World Cup qualifying hopes.
With India already qualifying as hosts for next year’s World Cup, India fielded an inexperienced team of up to 12 debutants for the tournament in order to gain some much-needed experience.
The youngsters didn’t have the best of chances to start off with a 1-1 draw against Pakistan before losing 5-2 to Japan which brought them close to elimination.
But the Indians were in no mood to say goodbye without a fight, even though they were at the point of no return. They staged a dramatic turnaround to keep their title defense hopes alive.
Asia Cup 2022 LIVE: HIGH FLYING India seek revenge against Japan in ‘Super 4’ duel – Follow the updates between India and Japan LIVE
India was also supported by Japan, who defeated Pakistan 3-2 in their last game.
After the first goal is achieved, the Indians want to restart in the Super 4 phase, where Japan, South Korea and Malaysia are the other three teams. All teams play against each other, with the top two places going to the final.
Revenge would be high on India’s agenda after losing to the Japanese in the pool stages.
But that would be easier said than done as the nimble Japanese rely mostly on counterattacks to surprise their opponents, a trick they pulled off perfectly in their last game against India.
One of the constant concerns for India is the low percentage of penalty corner conversions as this team does not have a proven drag-flicker like Rupinderpal Singh or Amit Rohidas. In fact, even against minnows Indonesia, India couldn’t convert even half of the 20+ short corners they earned.
The Indian defence, led by Lakra, must do its best to stop the speedy Japanese while the midfield must keep the team together to create chances up front.
Asia Cup 2022 LIVE: HIGH FLYING India seek revenge against Japan in ‘Super 4’ duel – Follow the updates between India and Japan LIVE
Dipsan Tirkey, who scored five goals against Indonesia, excelled at converting penalty corners but there is concern as India could only use nine of the 22 short corners they scored in their last game.
Young Uttam Singh needs to be more precise with his finish in the circle of opponents but Pawan Rajbhar has been the star for India so far. With his strong runs, he not only created chances, but also scored goals.
Experienced SV Sunil scored twice against Indonesia but age seemed to have caught up with him as his trademark electrifying runs down the flanks are absent from his game.
But to defeat Japan, the Indians will need to produce a more disciplined performance, which was lacking in the first encounter between the two sides. South Korea meets Malaysia in another Super 4 stage match.
Asia Cup 2022 LIVE: HIGH FLYING India seek revenge against Japan in ‘Super 4’ duel – Follow the updates between India and Japan LIVE
When to watch IND vs. JPN Asia Cup Hockey LIVE Stream?
The game will be played on May 28th (Saturday).
When to watch IND vs. JPN Asia Cup Hockey LIVE Stream? time
The game starts at 5 p.m. IST
Where to Stream IND vs. JPN Asia Cup Hockey LIVE?
The match will be broadcast LIVE on Star Sports First, Star Sports Select 2 SD+HD. Live streaming of India vs Japan Hockey will be available on Disney+ Hotstar
Asia Cup 2022 LIVE: HIGH FLYING India seek revenge against Japan in ‘Super 4’ duel – Follow the updates between India and Japan LIVE
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