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Sandhu’s heroics go in vain
Navjit Singh Sandhu was the lone warrior after the final of the Harry Winston Indian Masters Polo tournament. A Lieutenant Colonel with the 61st Cavalry, Sandhu did everything right but could not stop Jindal-Elevation from lifting the prestigious title at the Jaipur Grounds, reports HT Correspondent.
Navjit Singh Sandhu was the lone warrior after the final of the Harry Winston Indian Masters Polo tournament. A Lieutenant Colonel with the 61st Cavalry, Sandhu did everything right but could not stop Jindal-Elevation from lifting the prestigious title at the Jaipur Grounds.
Sandhu covered the defence with élan and played a key role in attack. Jindal-Elevation, relying on the tenacity of Simran Shergill, won, 10 goals to eight-and-a-half.
If action is the name of the game, it came in ample measure as Jindal-Elevation played an inspiring game to take a five-goals to two-and-a-half goal lead at the end of the first chukker.
Shergill opened the account with a solo run and completed it with an awe-inspiring back-hander that left even the diehard polo buffs gasping. Argentina’s six-goaler Gerardo Mazzini converted a 40-yard penalty to negate the 1-1/2 goal advantage Cavalry enjoyed because of the start of the match.
