India will take nothing for granted in their FIH Hockey World Cup campaign opener against Wales on Saturday, said head coach Craig Fulton, while captain Harmanpreet Singh underlined the importance of consistency across all four quarters of the match.

Despite India entering the contest as favourites, Fulton urged his players to respect their opponents while remaining focused on their own game plan. “Wales is the complete underdog and that’s what a World Cup is about sometimes. You have got to play to your seeding and every team that’s below you, you have got to concentrate and put full efforts in. We take nothing for granted,” Fulton told PTI ahead of the match.