For India, eight-time Olympic champions, the win over World No 4 Britain would give them the much needed boost ahead of the 2012 London Games. India also took sweet revenge of their 2-3 loss against Britain in the league games.

India pumped in three second half goals from Shivendra Singh (42nd minute), Sandeep Singh (52nd) and Tushar Khandker (69th) after Ashley Jackson (35th) gave Britain the lead converting a penalty corner just at the stroke of half time. For India, Shivendra and SV Sunil took the British defence by surprise with their quick runs. But India India had to pay for a series of costly misses as Jackson converted GBR’s first penalty corner at the stroke of break.