India start to Asian Champions Trophy title defence with 13-0 win over Bangladesh

Jalandhar, Oct 28 (UNI) The Indian Men's Hockey Team began their title defence at the Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026 with a commanding 13-0 win over Bangladesh at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium here. Mandeep Singh (3', 10', 54') scored a hat-trick, while captain Harmanpreet Singh (2', 44'), Dilpreet Singh (43', 44') and Hardik Singh (60', 60') scored twice each. Shilanand Lakra (15'), Abhishek (18'), Nilakanta Sharma (26') and Jugraj Singh (46') were the other goalscorers for India. The Tuesday evening ended on an emotion note as Nilakanta announced his retirement from international hockey, marking this tournament as his…