India under pressure to reclaim ACT hockey title

Kuantan (Malaysia): Asian Games gold medalists India start as the overwhelming favourites to reclaim the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) men’s hockey tournament featuring continent’s top six nations, starting here today.

Winners of the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy at Ordos five years ago, India have since then been indifferent in fielding their best squad for this competition, which suffered from lack of enthusiasm among the continent’s hockey elite.