ADELAIDE: The Indian men's hockey team led by Harmanpreet Singh will take on World No.1 Australia in the third test match on Wednesday at the Mate Stadium, Adelaide. Both teams are of the opinion that these matches are crucial in their preparations for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela starting January 13 at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium and newly constructed Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium. While the dominant home team will look to ride on their success in the first two matches where they beat India 5-4 and 7-4 respectively, India will vie to bounce back to earn the elusive points in the series.
Introspecting on the first two matches, Captain Harmanpreet Singh was quoted as saying by Hockey India, "We have gone through the errors we have made in the first two matches. Australia is so quick in converting from the set plays even if they find the slightest of gaps, hence we must structure our defence better." (ANI)
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