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[caption id="attachment_26113" align="alignnone" width="892"] Indian hockey coach Roelant Oltmans set sights on bigger Global titles | Image: Twitter[/caption]

Internet Desk: Fresh from winning the Asian Champions Trophy title, Indian hockey coach Roelant Oltmans has set his sights on bigger Gobal titles. The Indian team notched up a 3-2 victory against arch rivals Pakistan in an exciting final on Sunday to reclaim the Asian Champions Trophy.

“I’m really proud that the team showed its mental strength in the last quarter to clinch victory after we conceded two goals and allowed the opposition to come back into the contest.

“For India’s hockey fans this is a major title win, but we have to go on and win bigger global events,” Oltmans added.

India’s most-experienced player Sardar Singh, who was adjudged most outstanding player of the final for marshalling the midfield and playing a pivotal role in two Indian field goals, said the team played in this manner after a long time.

“This trophy is the hockey team’s Diwali gift to the nation,” said Sardar, the former Indian captain and one of the players designated as team leaders.

“We reclaimed the Asian Champions Trophy by repeating our victory over Pakistan in the Asian Games final two years ago,” said Sardar, adding that the pressure was on the Indians as they were now the continent’s champions and were tipped to claim the title.

Goals from Rupinder Pal Singh (18th minute), Yousuf Affan (23rd) and Nikkin Thimmaiah (51st) helped India surmount the challenge from Pakistan, who rallied from two goals behind to push India close through strikes from Muhammad Aleem Bilal (26th) and Ali Shaan (38th).

India had won the inaugural edition of the Asian Champions Trophy by defeating Pakistan in the final in 2011.