– Defense barely tested, no other nation has a raiding unit as potent as India does and so the Indian defense was not given a challenge strong enough to test its limits. This can be said of the Asian Games too unfortunately given a lot of the same teams will participate. That said, there are several positives India can draw from the likes of Pawan Sehrawat, Mohit Goyat and even Arjun Deshwal coming good in defense. Judging their potency against the best defence they faced here – Iran, having players who can handle both will bode well for India
– Raiders on a roll: India’s raiders won them every game in Busan. Even the close ones with Iran – the difference between the sides was India having a more successful raiding trifecta. Even the Indian reserves are just as capable and this was in a tournament where Naveen was not at his fittest. When he becomes available for selection, that’s another name in the mix.
