He is one of the most lethal drag-flickers the world has ever seen, but for Taeke Taekema Pakistan's Sohail Abbas is the 'king of penalty corners' just by the sheer magnitude of his conversion rate.
Foreign players on Monday said that the newly-laid Poligras turf at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, which is hosting the 12th hockey World Cup, is a little bumpy and creates problems in trapping the ball.
Veteran drag-flicker Taeke Taekema scored the first hat-trict of the tournament as the Netherlands blanked bottom-ranked Argentina 3-0 in their Pool A hockey World Cup match in New Delhi on Monday.
Defending champions Australia routed Netherlands 7-2 to top the standings in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Melbourne on Sunday.
The Indian hockey team made a disappointing start to their campaign in the final leg of their European tour, losing 3-5 to the Netherlands in the first Test of the two-match series in Amstelveen.
In other matches in the men's Olympic hockey qualifier, New Zealand beat Malaysia 1-0 while Poland surprised Great Britain 2-1.
The goal-scorers at the men's hockey World Cup being played in Delhi.
The goal-scorers in the 12th men's hockey World cup in Delhi.
The goal-scorers in the 12th men's hockey World Cup, which is underway in Delhi.
Australia thrashed the already qualified Germany 5-0 to secure their place in the final.
The Netherlands beat Germany 2-1 in the final to win their eighth Champions Trophy title.
The Netherlands beat Olympic and defending champions Australia 6-2 in the final to win their maiden Azlan Shah hockey title.
Netherlands scored a 4-3 win over England to keep their hopes alive of a semi-final berth.
In other matches at the hockey World Cup, India went down to Germany 2-3, while New Zealand routed Argentina 3-0.
India lost to Olympic Champions Netherlands in the second Test of the Naval Tata Memorial Trophy.
Penalty-corner ace Taeke Taekema scored twice as The Netherlands beat New Zealand 5-2 in the opening match of the tournament.
A resurgent Indian hockey team, with its penetrative attack and solid defence, can actually challenge for the top spot in the Champions Trophy.
He was blessed with celestial ability, a once-in-a-generation player destined to pull India out of its hockey inertia and lay down for it a new, exciting, path of greatness. Then he was shot and unsure if he would walk, let alone play hockey again. Dhruv Munjal hopes Soorma, the biopic on Sandeep Singh's life, will bring him back where he belongs -- in the spotlight.
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