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Major Dhyanchand National Stadium: After a frustrating 0-2 loss against Germany in the first test, India roared back into form in the second game of the bilateral series, defeating the World Ranked No.2 side 5-3 at the Major Dhyanchand National Stadium here on Thursday. The hosts were trailing by a goal at half-time but scored four goals in a superb third quarter to gain an advantage.

Indian forward Mandeep Singh revealed it was a message by coach Craig Fulton at half-time that propelled the team to secure the victory.

“The captain and coach told us that we were performing well. All we need to do is keep cool and calm. We finally performed well in the second half, took shots on target, generated and converted Penalty Corners’ and I am very happy that we won the match with quite a margin,” Mandeep told IANS.