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Sultan of Johor Cup: India’s junior hockey team pips Malaysiatostorm into final
The Statesman Kolkata
|October 18, 2025
The Indian junior men’s hockey team stormed into the final of the ongoing Sultan of Johor Cup 2025 after edging past Malaysia 2-1 in their final pool-stage match in Johor, Malaysia on Friday. In the title clash, the PR Sreejesh-coached side will be up against Australia on Saturday.
Intheir final pool-stage outing, India opened the scoring through Gurjot Singh (22’), while Sourabh Anand Kushwaha (48’) scored the winner. For Malaysia Naaveenesh Panicker (43’) found the back of the net. With one eye on qualification forthe final, the Indians started out on the front foot, attacking in waves that put the home side under pressure. Malaysia however, retaliated with afew smart moves but India’s defence held tight as neither side could break the deadlock by the end of the first quarter, with the teams going into the breather locked at
This story is from the October 18, 2025 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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