After back-to-back victories against Ireland, India go into their FIH men's Pro League contest against higher-ranked England in Bhubaneswar with momentum on their side.
India are currently placed fourth in the table with 12 points from six games and would be looking for some more success before the home leg of the tournament concludes. England, on the other hand, are third on the table with 13 points from six games and would be looking to overcome the humiliating 1-4 defeat against Spain.
Paris Olympic Games bronze medallists India haven't had a great start to the new season with the team having mixed luck against Spain and Germany at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium.
The team suffered a shocking 1-3 defeat to Spain, the side they had beaten to clinch the bronze in Paris, before coming back strongly in the second fixture to win 2-0. Their patchy form and frailties with penalty-corner conversion were on show again in the 1-4 loss to Germany.
However, Harmanpreet Singh's return to the side in the second game infused confidence and the home team avenged the loss with a solitary-goal win. The two emphatic wins against Ireland, placed last in the nine-team table, would certainly have boosted their morale going into the contest against the third-ranked team in the world.
The likes of Mandeep Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Nilam Xess, Abhishek, and Shamsher Singh finding their rhythm in the 3-1 and 4-0 victories against Ireland bodes well for the home side.
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