'All about next one': PR Sreejesh outlines future plans with Team India

Taking one tournament at a time as far as his future is concerned veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh says he will see how things happen after the Asian Games in China in SeptemberOctoberThe 35yearold goalkeeping legend is nearing 300 international matches after making his India debut in 2006 He is currently sharing the goalkeeping duties for India with Krishan Bahadur Pathak in the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy ACT hereAt this age better dont ask me about the next two years Its all about the next one I am at the Asian Games and after that Ill see how things happen I will take it one tournament at a time Sreejesh told PTI when asked about the possibility of him featuring in another ACTThe ACT is a biennial tournament but the venue and dates of the next edition is yet to be announcedAs Novac Djokovic said 35 is the new 25 So Im definitely there Sreejesh said after India thrashed archrivals Pakistan 40 on WednesdaySreejesh who has featured for India in several matches against Pakistan does not want to get carried away with the dominant winAll the matches are important for us at this stage Also once you come to a certain level its all about your and your teams performance Its just a pool game vs Pakistan So you dont need to be too excited about it but just gain the three pointsWe are not at a stage to say that we will win it But the way we are playing and showing it on the field we believe we will put up a strong show against the sides coming up he saidAlso ReadCoach Fulton hails Indias structured game in 40 thrashing of rivals PakistanWell need more goals against Japan in semifinal HardikIndia vicecaptain and midfielder Hardik Singh hailed the teams final execution inside the box in the convincing win against Pakistan but noted that more patience would be needed to get more goals against Japan in the semifinalOur final execution inside the box has been good We havent conceded any goals vs Pakistan which is a good thing We expect to carry the same momentum in the upcoming matches he told PTIBut we still need to have more patience inside the box which is extremely important Also we need to set up the tempo of the game We will be treating them Japan as a top teamIndia and Japan had played out a 11 draw in the roundrobin league stageTalking about the confidence level of the side Hardik said Confidence in the team is at the topmost level right nowRegardless of which team we are up against now even if its Australia we would have moved in with the same mindsetCommenting on the umpiring decisions Hardik said I believe the umpiring could be a bit better as there is always room for improvementPakistan coach Muhammad Saqlain was critical of a few umpiring decisions during the matchWith agency inputs