India committed too many mistakes

One saw more mistakes than classy moves and the end result was a 2-1 win for Pakistan, writes Pargat Singh.

An India-Pakistan match is something that always excites people on either side of the border. But this one in Lahore's National Stadium during the Champions Trophy was no excitement.

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Frankly the match never rose to the heights that we have often seen in India-Pakistan matches in the past. Maybe the tension of playing at home for Pakistan got to them. And in the case of the Indians, they were trying to keep things in check and try and avoid defeat in a match that was keenly watched by thousands at home.

Either way, one saw more mistakes than classy moves and the end result was a 2-1 victory for Pakistan, which on the strength of the number of attempts and chances they had was rather low.

For India, it was a case of getting away with a narrow loss despite gaping holes and mistakes in defense.

It was somewhat unlucky for India that the winning goal for Pakistan came in a controversial manner. The stroke that was awarded to them looked a little dubious.