Indian men's hockey team. File pic

There was a telling moment when Pakistan coach Khawaja Muhammad Junaid was asked after the shocking 0-6 defeat against Canada as to how would he stem the tide against an Indian side that has improved leaps and bounds. Junaid, a man under siege, said, "I will try that we win or at least play a better game than the one we displayed against Canada." No Pakistan coach in history has ever given a statement so much in hope.