Sardar Singh-led Indian hockey team will take on World No. 2 Argentina in the opening match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 208 in Ipoh on Saturday. Vying for a good start, India put up a fight against title contenders and World No.1 Australia in the warm-up match they played on Thursday. India last played against Argentina in the Hockey World League Final 2017 where the hosts lost a place in the title round after losing 0-1. Follow live score of India vs Argentina, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018 hockey here.
13:16 hrs IST: In fact this is the opening match of the tournament
13:10 hrs IST: India will take on Olympic champions in their Sultan Azlan Shah Cup opener at Ipoh in Malaysia
13:00 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018 match between India and Argentina.
Olympic champions Argentina, meanwhile, are in Ipoh without the services of their celebrated coach Carlos Retegui who has resigned from the top job. It was under the tutelage of Retegui that Argentina had won their only Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2008.
It is also interesting to note that under Sardar Singh’s captaincy, India have never returned home from Sultan Azlan Shah without a medal. In 2008, he captained the team to a silver Medal, and in 2015 and 2016, he led the team to a bronze and silver medal respectively. (With HT)
