India play out 4-4 draw against England in men's hockey

England were helped by three cards to India's Varun Kumar twice

India squandered a three-goal advantage and were held to a 4-4 draw by hosts England in their second Pool B match at the Commonwealth Games men's hockey on Monday.

The Indians started brilliantly and dominated the first two quarters to enjoy a comfortable 3-0 lead at half time.

But the Englishmen came out hard in the final two quarters to stun the Indians.

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Judoka Shushila wins silver in women’ 48kg, Vijay gets bronze

England were also helped by three cards to India's Varun Kumar twice, one for five minutes in the first half and then again 10 minutes in the second half, besides a 10-minute suspension for Gurjant Singh in the final quarter for dangerous play.

The Indians scored through Lalit Upadhayay (3rd minute), Mandeep Singh (13th and 22nd) and Harmanpreet Singh (46th) from a penalty corner.

England produced a valiant fightback in the second half and scored through Liam Ansell (42nd), Nick Bandurak (47th, 53rd) and Phil Roper (53rd).