BCCI to Draw Up Celebration Rules

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to make it mandatory for all winning teams to secure prior government and police permissions from relevant authorities first and also not rush into organising celebrations to avoid crowd incidents such as the stampede in Bengaluru on June 4 that marred Royal Challengers Bengaluru's long-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) success.

- HT Correspondent

ANTWERP: India's free fall in the European leg of the men's Pro League hockey continued as they lost 3-6 to Belgium for a seventh defeat on the trot, in their penultimate round match here on Saturday.

Arthur van Doren scored in the first minute off a penalty corner to put world No.3 Belgium in the lead before Alexander Hendrickx made it 2-0 in the 28th minute off another PC conversion.

Dilpreet Singh struck in the 36th minute — also from a penalty corner — to reduce the margin and Mandeep Singh restored parity in the 38th minute with a field goal.

But, Indian defence crumbled in the fourth and final quarter as Belgium pumped in goals through Roman Duvekot (49th), Thibeau Stockbroekx (53rd) and van Doren (54th) — all field strikes — to take 5-2 lead.

Amit Rohidas pulled one back for India in the 56th minute — off a PC — but Belgium added another goal in the 59th minute through Tom Boon to emerge 6-3 winners.