India thrash Japan 4-0, win hockey Test Series 3-0

Bhubaneswar, May 9: India filly stamped their domince against Japan, winning the fourth and the fil match 4-0 and claiming the hockey Test series 3-0 at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday.

Young striker Akashdeep Singh (27th and 53rd minutes), drag-flicker V.R. Raghuth (26th minute) and Dharamvir Singh scored the goals for India.

Japan too had their chances but they floundered. Halfway into the first quarter, Japan had a real chance as Daichi Kurogawa passed the ball to Ippei Fujimoto in the D, but the latter missed the target.

India had played a 1-1 draw in the opening match before winning the last three encounters. IANS