The Indian Men's Hockey Team faced Australia in the initial two tests of a five-match series in Perth, aiming to end a decade-long drought in Test-series wins against Australia. The series began with high expectations for the Harmanpreet Singh-led Indian team. However, India lost the first test 1-5, with Australia's Tom Wickham scoring twice to secure a comfortable victory for his team. The scores for Australia were made by Brand (3'), Wickham (20', 38'), Rintala (37'), and Ogilvie (PC) (57'), while Gurjant scored for India (47'). The second test also saw India facing defeat, this time with a score of 2-4, putting India at a 0-2 trail in the series.
Indian men's hockey team loses 2-4 against Australia in second Test to trail 0-2 in five-match series in Perth. #HI https://t.co/SAPdMzPo8E
#INDvsAUS | A comfortable win for #Australia in the First Test in #Perth Tom Wickham's double gives Australia a comfortable 5-1 win over India. AUS 5 (Brand 3’, Wickham 20’, 38’, Rintala 37’, Ogilvie (PC) 57’) bt IND 1 (Gurjant 47’) @TheHockeyIndia #HockeyIndia https://t.co/Li5OoXFDMa
#Hockey🏑: #Australia defeat #India 5-1 in the opening Test of the five-match series in Perth. The second match of the series will be played tomorrow when Harmanpreet Singh led Indian squad will try to bounce back. https://t.co/F0GuNblFGa
Indian men's hockey team loses 1-5 against Australia in first Test of five-match series in Perth. #HI https://t.co/f394sf9Y4A
#HTPickOfTheDay | In the English summer of 2022, the blue India jersey gleamed under a bright afternoon sun. The flags fluttered as a cool breeze blew across the pitch in #Birmingham. The faces of #HarmanpreetSingh and Co, as if cut out from a rock, looked confident to continue… https://t.co/KvqGzjivYs
#Hockey🏑: Harmanpreet Singh-led Indian team to begin its 5-match series against Australia in Perth from today. Today's match will start at 2 PM (IST) at Perth Hockey Stadium. #HockeyIndia https://t.co/vWN7C4B3KN
#INDvsAUS | Indian Men’s Hockey Team gears up for epic showdown against Australia in five-match Test series India will aim to end a decade-long drought in a Test-series win against Australia. @TheHockeyIndia https://t.co/b7N5hyDgim