It was not a happy homecoming for Indian hockey to the national capital with the men’s team losing 2-0 to Germany in the first of two matches of the bilateral series on Wednesday.
The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium was hosting an international game after a decade and the expectation of a good competition between two Paris Olympics medallists saw almost 10,000 people turning up on a working afternoon.
But the Indian team’s performance left a lot to be desired.