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‘Every team will look to contain Harmanpreet’ PR Sreejesh

Updated On: 16 September, 2026 08:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Ronan Carvalho

Ex-India goalie PR Sreejesh believes reigning champions must reduce over-reliance on skipper and star drag-flicker Singh and fix defensive woes to achieve success in Japan

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India skipper Harmanpreet Singh (right) celebrates scoring against Wales in the FIH World Cup last month. Pic/Hockey India

India skipper Harmanpreet Singh (right) celebrates scoring against Wales in the FIH World Cup last month. Pic/Hockey India

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No. of goals conceded by India in six games at the recent FIH World Cup in Holland/Belgium

Coming off a disappointing eighth-place finish at the recent Hockey World Cup, former India custodian PR Sreejesh believes the team needs to tighten its leaky defence and reduce its over-reliance on skipper Harmanpreet Singh at the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan (September 19 to October 4).

Harmanpreet netted eight goals in six World Cup games with his accurate drag-flicks.

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