And Bansal, who was under the scanner at the high-profile tournament — apart from India and Malaysia, all other teams have qualified for the Beijing Olympics — can be proud of the fact that the very players slammed by former coach Joaquim Carvalho have led the charge. Irrespective of tomorrow’s result, this team has proved that the system may have let Indian hockey down but the talent remains untainted.
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