Asian Champions Trophy: India beat Bangladesh 13-0, Manipur's Nilakanta on the scoresheet
Mandeep Singh scored a hat-trick in Jalandhar, and Nilakanta Sharma said he will retire after the tournament.
India opened their Asian Champions Trophy campaign with a 13-0 win over Bangladesh at the Olympian Surjit Singh Stadium in Jalandhar, the city's first international hockey tournament.
Mandeep Singh scored three goals and set up three more. Captain Harmanpreet Singh opened the scoring in the second minute, and India led 6-0 at half-time.
Manipur's Nilakanta Sharma also scored, and later announced that he will retire at the end of the tournament.
