Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Indian Men’s Hockey Team Go Down In Rescheduled Belgium Clash

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: India lost 2-3 to Belgium (HI)

The Indian men’s hockey team lost to Belgium 2-3 in their rescheduled second round-robin match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup on Tuesday. The match was originally scheduled for Monday but had to be pushed to the next day following bad weather.

Abhishek and Shilanand Lakra scored for India, but Belgium’s Roman Devekot netted a brace, and Nicolas De Kerpel scored for the win.

India Vs Belgium

The game between India and Belgium began on time, but heavy showers forced the umpires to stop the match after just three minutes.

The match was initially rescheduled to start at 8:45 PM IST, but the weather did not improve, leading the organisers to postpone it again.

“We would like to inform you that the Indian Men’s Hockey Team’s match against Belgium in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025 has been postponed. The match is now set to resume tomorrow (25th November) at 10:00 MYT (7:30 AM IST),” stated the organisers.

India, participating in the prestigious tournament after a six-year hiatus, had won their opening match against Korea 1-0 on Sunday.

Mohammed Raheel scored the only goal for India in the 15th minute following an excellent build-up by the team, who dominated the midfield with significant contributions from Abhishek and captain Sanjay, a member of the Paris Olympic bronze-winning team.

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