The Indian Men's Hockey Team crashed out of the FIH Hockey World Cup, after losing against New Zealand 4-5 in a penalty shootout at the crossover stage, failing to make it to the quarterfinals...

While defeats happen in sports, the manner of this defeat, and the overall performance in this Hockey World Cup in Odisha, have thrown up a few questions that need to be answered immediately - How long before we start improving on penalty corners again? Why were no experienced players chosen to take penalties against New Zealand? Why do we seem to fail under pressure repeatedly? Mental strength coach needed for the hockey teams?

All this and a lot more in the video, as we take a look at India at FIH World Cup, the selection mistakes that proved fatal which reflected in the last match of India vs New Zealand, the urgent need to restart Hockey India League and improve the domestic structure and where Indian men's hockey team go from here...

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