The Hague: Yet to taste their first win in the event, India will be up for another stiff challenge when its fragile defence take on Malaysia's speedy strikers in their penultimate Group A match of the men's hockey World Cup at the Greenfields Stadium, here on Saturday.
It will be a contest between the two bottom-placed teams in Group A, with India having just one point from three outings while Malaysia is yet to open their account. But going by its past records and achievements, India will start as favourites and will be under tremendous pressure to earn full points from this outing.
India's inability to win a match from the initial three outings has brought the team to a situation where a victory over Malaysia is essential to avoid the blushes of finishing at the bottom of the table.
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