Air India coach and former India captain Dhanraj Pillay is confident his boys can pull off a win against Punjab in the final of the National Hockey Championships here.u00a0

Yesterday, AI and Punjab knocked out last year’s finalists, Karnataka and Haryana respectively in two semi-finals. While AI came from behind to defeat Karnataka 3-2 after trailing 0-2 with 20 minutes to go with Vinaya Vokkaliga netting the winner just as the final hooter went off, Punjab comfortably beat defending champions Haryana 4-1 in the other semi-final.