Indian Men’s Hockey Team Settle For Silver; Australia Win 7-0 to Grab 7th CWG Gold Medal

Indian Men's Hockey Team won a silver medal for the country after putting up a great show against the Australia Team at CWG 2022.

CWG update: The Indian Men’s Hockey Team won silver at the ongoing Commonwealth Games as Australia won 7-0 grabbing 7th CEG Gold medal. The men in blue had put up valiant efforts and played spectacularly. India came into the Final on the back of some fine performances in the group stage as they beat Ghana 11-0, drew against England 4-4, beat Canada 8-0 and Wales 4-1 followed by a 3-2 win against South Africa in the semifinal.

In the much-awaited final, Australia got off the blocks at a rampaging pace, pushing the Indian defenders from the word go. Though India survived the onslaught in the initial few minutes, Australia was quick to snatch a 1-0 lead when they earned the third PC of the game in the ninth minute. Blake Govers was on target this time, beating Sreejesh to the goal. The defending Champions extended the lead in the 14th minute when Nathan Ephraums scored a field goal.

While the Australian attackers displayed sublime form and coordination, their defence ensured India found no space in the circle to create any scoring opportunity.

Going into the half-time break, the Indian team were left staring at a massive 0-5 lead and had their task cut out for the third quarter when Australia returned with similar gumption as the first two quarters. Although India did not concede a goal in this quarter, they were denied any chance of scoring even though India forward Mandeep Singh and Abhishek worked some good variations. India also lost their Captain Manpreet Singh midway into the game, as he walked out of the pitch having dealt with a massive blow on his right shoulder.

Despite a tough fight, India played spectacularly. After today’s win, Australia was able to add a seventh gold in their hall of fame at Commonwealth Games.

(With ANI inputs)