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India witnessed a heart-breaking 2-3 loss to Great Britain and had to settle for the silver medal at the eighth Sultan of Johor Cup U-18 hockey tournament on Saturday. India’s enjoyed the lead for just three minutes as Great Britain drew level in the seventh minute through Daniel West’s field goal.

The senior player, who plays as a forward, will most likely miss out from the squad of the upcoming Hockey World Cup in India due to an injury. Recently SV Sunil was not picked in the squad whereas PR Sreejesh was relieved from captaincy for the Asian Champions Trophy to be held in Oman.

The Indian Junior Men's Hockey team will go up against hosts Malaysia in the opening match of the 8th Sultan of Johor Cup 2018 on Saturday. The team is led by Mandeep Mor while Shilanand Lakra has been handed the vice captaincy as they look to start the prestigious tournament on a winning note.

An exhibition match between hockey legends Dhanraj Pillay and Dilip Tirkey’s sides will be played on October 10 to mark the inauguration of the newly-refurbished Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The teams comprise a mix of past and present players of the national team.