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Old is gold, goals-goals-goals, unruly defence.. India at Asia Cup

Before the Indian men's hockey team's bronze medal playoff against Japan, Sardar Singh gave a succinct summation of their performance: They improved as the tournament progressed, but they need to win as they improve.

The team, of as many as ten debutants at the senior level, couldn't win enough games (three wins, three draws and one defeat) to make the final.