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India beat world champions Germany in FIH Pro Hockey League | Live Updates, Unveiling the Latest India News Trends

The Indian hockey team started with a win by defeating world champion Germany 3-0 in the London round of the FIH Pro Hockey League on Saturday. The Indian team took advantage of Germany's weak defense line and scored three goals to achieve a big win. Drag flick goals were scored by Harmanpreet (16th minute), Sukhjeet Singh (41st minute) and Gurjant Singh (44th minute) against the young German team. Germany started the match well but could not maintain its momentum. The Indian team, ranked fifth in the world, has collected 24 points from 13 matches and is in third place. While Argentina is in second place with 26 points from 14 matches. India lost to Argentina twice in the Antwerp round of the Pro League. The Netherlands is at the top with 26 points from 12 matches. India's experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejesh saved two penalty corners in the first quarter and stopped Germany's continuous attack. In the first minute of the second quarter, Harmanpreet put Germany under pressure by converting a penalty corner into a goal. After this, Surjeet scored the third goal for India in the 41st minute and Gurjant scored three minutes later.