By Harpal Singh Bedi
Jakarta , Aug 19 (UNI) Defending champion India start huge favourite to retain the title as they take on Indonesia in their opening Pool A match against lowly Indonesia in the men's hockey competition at the 18th Asian Games here on Monday.
Besides India and Indonesia other teams in the pool are Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong, while Pool B has Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Oman, Thailand and Kazakhstan.