Hockey: India hammer New Zealand 4-0 to complete series whitewash

India players celebrate a goal against New Zealand yesterday

The Indian men's hockey team thrashed New Zealand 4-0 in the third and final Test to complete a series whitewash here yesterday. Rupinder Pal Singh (8th minute), Surender Kumar (15th), Mandeep Singh (44th) and Akashdeep Singh (60th) scored the goals for India.

India's chief coach Harendra Singh expressed satisfaction with his team's performance in the series ahead of the Asian Games. "Playing high intensity matches against one of the top 10 teams in the world ahead of the Asian Games is beneficial for us. During these three matches, we tried out different variations in penalty corners and we are now better prepared for the tournament," Harendra said.

"We specifically worked on different variations in goal scoring but I believe the team can still improve. We missed few easy chances and we need to work on this."

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