The hosts would hope to get an upset win over the Dutch under their belt before the all-important quarter-finals.
Preview: Their morale low after two consecutive losses, Indian men's hockey team will have to plug the holes and produce a miracle performance to tame World Cup silver medallist the Netherlands in their third and final Pool B match.
The Indians had a horrible start to the elite eight-nation tournament as after losing 0-1 to Olympics champions Germany in their first pool game, the Sardar Singh-led side squandered their hard-earned lead on two occasions to slump to a 2-4 defeat against Argentina at the Kalinga Stadium.
The defeat means India are languishing at the bottom of Pool B and are most likely to face the Pool A winners, most likely England, in the quarterfinals as according to the tournament rules all eight teams will progress to the knock-out stages.
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