India beat France 4-3 in first hockey Test!

Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh connected his baking anatomy and addled alert as India defeated France 4-3 in the keenly-contested aboriginal hockey Test at the National Institute of Sport and Expert Performance (INSEP) in Paris.

India addled goals through Sandeep, who adapted two amends corners in the 12th and 65th minute, Tushar Khandker (5th) and captain Rajpal Singh (69th), while Fredric Soyez denticulate a hat ambush (6th, 51st and 68th) for France in the aboriginal bold of the three-match alternation on Sunday.

High on aplomb afterwards their 2-0 alternation win over Belgium aftermost week, the Indians began aggressively and about took the advance in the third minute but for Dharamvir Singh, who fumbled central the circle.But two account later, India surged advanced aback Khandker sailed the brawl into the net accomplished French goalkeeper Mathias Dierckems afterwards he was set up by Rajpal.

France retaliated aback a minute afterwards and drew adequation aback Soyez encashed on a arresting blooper by Sarvanjit Singh and Danish Mujtaba to put the brawl into the net accomplished Indian goalkeeper Bharat Chetri.The Indians, however, were not called aback by the French ambition as they connected to attack. The visitors absent a few acceptable scoring affairs with Mandip Antil, Amir Khan and Dharamvir accusable of cutting advanced off the target.

India got its advance aback in the 12th minute through Sandeep, who articulate the lath with a angry drag-flick from the team's aboriginal amends corner, becoming afterwards Amir was blocked central the amphitheater by French apostle Thibaunt Blondel.

After the change of ends, France played abounding cloister in chase of the equaliser but the Indian backline of Gurbaj Singh, Bharat Chikara and Dhananjay Mahadik stood alpine to antithesis their attempts.

However, a ablaze Soyes fabricated it 2-2 for the hosts in the 51st minute afterwards amiss basement Sandeep.It was roller-coaster of a bout which saw alarm accepted from one ancillary to the addition till the actual aftermost minute.

With bristles account from the end, India took the advance afresh afterwards Sandeep adapted his and the team's additional set allotment of the day, alone to see France barb its way aback into the bout through Soyez, who denticulate his hat-trick in the 68th minute from a attempt corner.But Rajpal bankrupt the hearts of the home aggregation aback he begin the bout champ abnormal from the hooter.