India crush Wales

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India crush Wales, India got off to a winning start in the Commonwealth Games\' men\'s hockey tournament, beating lowly Wales 3-1 on Friday.

Glasgow: India got off to a winning start in the Commonwealth Games' men's hockey tournament, beating lowly Wales 3-1 on Friday.
VR Raghunath of India (second from left) celebrates after scoring from a penalty corner during the men hockey match against Wales at Glasgow National Hockey Centre on Friday
Ranked ninth in the world, the Indians though had to dig deep to overcome a resolute Welsh defence in the Group A match and pocket their first points at the Glasgow Games.

India scored twice from penalty-corner conversions through V R Raghunath (20th minute) and Rupinder Pal Singh (42nd) before comeback man Girvinder Singh Chandi added a field effort in the 47th minute. Andrew Cornick scored Wales’s lone goal in the 23rd minute from field play.

India went into the match as overwhelming favourites against the 31st-ranked Wales, but the Sardar Singh-led side looked completely off.

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