India face Pakistan in must-win Azlan Shah clash

India hockey coach Michael Nobbs admitted his young side could be nervous as they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in a must-win clash to keep alive their hopes of winning silverware at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia


Miami
A Correspondent

“The advice to the players is to be consistent and to take the match against Pakistan as just another one. The team is young and a little raw and the nerve factor could possibly separate the winner,” said Nobbs.

India began this tournament with a 3-4 defeat to Australia and followed it up with a 1-2 loss to South Korea.

Pakistan, on the other hand, opened their campaign with a 3-4 win against New Zealand before being hammered 0-6 by six-time champs Australia.

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