India beat Malaysia 4-2 in Four Nations Hockey

The Indian men’s hockey team got their first win of the Four Nations Invitational Tournament by beating 14th-ranked Malaysia 4-2 in Melbourne on Thursday.

A day after losing to world No 1 Australia 2-3, VR Raghunath’s team bounced back through goals to Nikkin Thimmaiah (21′, 55′), Rupinder Pal Singh(40′) and Akashdeep Singh (56′) plus an improved display from goalkeeper Akash Chikte for the three quarters he was custodian.

India next play New Zealand on November 26 at 11:30am IST.