"Played like a champion": Harbhajan Singh lauds Indian hockey team

Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh hailed the Indian mens hockey team for putting up a stunning effort against Germany in the semifinal of the Paris Olympics 2024The Indian mens hockey team suffered a 23 defeat against Germany in the semifinal of the Paris Olympics 2024Harmanpreet 7 and Sukhjeet Singh 36 netted a goal each for India while Gonzalo Peillat 18 Christopher Ruehr 27 and Marco Miltkau 54 found the back of the net for the GermansNot the right result for us TheHockeyIndia in the semifinal against Germany But we are proud of our boys They played like a champion throughout the tournament We love you guys Harbhajan wrote on XNot the right result for us TheHockeyIndia in the semifinal against Germany But we are proud of our boys They played like a champion thru out the tournament We love you guysmdash Harbhajan Turbanator harbhajan_singh August 6 2024Also ReadParis Olympics 2024 Vinesh Phogat hospitalised following the disqualification according to reportsAhead of their bronze medal match Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wished luck to the Indian hockey teamProud of each and every one of you on the Indian Hockey Team You played a superb game Keep your heads held high best wishes for the upcoming bronze match Rahul wrote on XProud of each and every one of you on the Indian Hockey Team You played a superb game Keep your heads held high best wishes for the upcoming bronze match pictwittercomSmqED7Gypemdash Rahul Gandhi RahulGandhi August 6 2024The Indian hockey team was quick off the blocks with their relentless attacking approach which earned them a series of penalty cornersHarmanpreet Singh converted the fourth one in the 7th minute to give India a welldeserved lead This goal marked his eighth in the tournamentGermany began the second quarter strongly matching India in the early exchanges Within the first three minutes they earned a penalty corner which Gonzalo Peillat converted in the 18th minute to level the scoreGermany eventually led but India equalised keeping the fans on the edge of their seats With the score tied both teams intensified their attacks frequently testing each others defences Despite the increased efforts neither team could break the deadlock and the third quarter ended with the score level at 22In the fourth quarter Germany started making swift passes to break into Indias defence but Sanjay made a solid save to prevent the opposition from taking a leadHowever Germany continued their relentless attacks and finally broke through in the 54th minute when Marco Miltkau scored after receiving an assist from Teo Hinrichs on the left flank This goal eventually proved decisive as Germany won the match 32 to make it to the finalWith ANI Inputs