The teams will clash again on Wednesday
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New Delhi: India made a disappointing start to their four-match test series, going down 0-2 to hosts New Zealand in the first match at Nelson on Tuesday. Nick Haig (5th minute) and Jared Panchia (27th) sounded the boards for New Zealand.
The hosts earned a penalty corner and Haig flicked the ball on the top right corner of the goal to make it 1-0. India intensified their attacks and had a real chance when Nikkin Thimmaiah pushed the ball inside the circle from the right but a vigilant Kiwis defence denied them.
In the 27th minute, New Zealand banked on a counter attack which helped Panchia score through a field effort. The teams will clash again on Wednesday.
HI seeks time to reply to gurbaj’s ban
Hockey India on Tuesday sought time from the Punjab and Haryana high court to prepare its reply to the petition filed by banned India midfielder Gurbaj Singh. A veteran of 200 matches, Gurbaj was handed a nine-month ban on August 10 following reports of indiscipline and groupism by former assistant coach Jude Felix.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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