Sanjay, Hundal score hat-tricks as India crush Canada 13-1

Indian and Canadian hockey players during FIH men`s Junior World Cup (hockey) 2021 match at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Pic/PTI

Vice-captain Sanjay scored a second consecutive hat-trick while Araijeet Singh Hundal too found the net thrice as India bounced back strongly to demolish Canada 13-1 in their second Pool B match of the FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup here on Thursday.

Stunned by France 5-4 in their tournament opener, the Indians roared back into the tournament, scoring three goals each through Sanjay (17th minute, 32nd, 59th) and Hundal (40th, 50th, 51st). Uttam Singh (3rd, 47th), Shardanand Tiwai (35th, 53rd), skipper Vivek Sagar Prasad (8th), Maninder Singh (27th) and Abhishek Lakra (55th) were the other scorers.

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