Deepika rewrites Asian Games hockey record with eight-goal blitz

Kakamigahara (Japan), Sept 20 (UNI) Deepika Sehrawat rewrote the Asian Games women's hockey record books with a stunning eight-goal blitz as India launched their campaign with a crushing 19-0 victory over Uzbekistan in their opening Pool B match here on Sunday. Deepika's haul was the most goals scored by an individual player in a single women's hockey match in Asian Games history, turning an already one-sided contest into a personal landmark for the Indian penalty-corner specialist. India dominated from the opening whistle, spending most of the match inside the Uzbekistan half and producing a relentless stream of attacks. Lalremsiami opened…