Hamilton (New Zealand), Jan 23 (UNI) India will begin their campaign in the second-leg of the Four Nations Invitational Tournament at the Gallagher Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday against the hosts New Zealand, coached by former Black Sticks midfielder Darren Smith.
In the first-leg of the tournament, India got off to a good start with 6-0 win against Japan but lost 0-2 to Belgium in the following match. Winning 3-1 against hosts New Zealand, who had beaten Belgium 5-4 in their first match, put the Manpreet Singh-led Indian team in the Final.
India topped the pool table with total of nine goals, having conceded only three in the pool stage while Belgium scored ten goals but conceded six.