Updated On: 16 December, 2023 07:45 AM IST | Kuala Lumpur | Sandeep Nakai
Coach Kumar says players can’t afford to waste chances in today’s bronze clash like they did in semis v Germany

India players celebrate a goal against Germany in the semi-finals at Kuala Lumpur recently
Coach CR Kumar has implored his players to improve their conversion in the Junior Hockey World Cup’s bronze medal encounter against Spain on Saturday if they aspire for a place on the podium.
India wasted over a dozen penalty corners in their 1-4 semi-final defeat to Germany and cannot afford to repeat their mistakes against Spain, who gave them a convincing 5-1 drubbing in the preliminary league encounter. A couple of months ago, India had outplayed them 6-2 in a four-nation junior tournament at Dusseldorf.