Men's Hockey World Cup 2018: 5 teams with the best attack

The Indians are feared for their pace, especially in the counter-attacks

#4 India

Indian hockey team at the Asian Games earlier this year

India's lightning quick counter-attacks have the ability to instil a sense of awe and fear in the minds of the opposition, and on paper, Harendra's chargers have an attack which can truly be described as world class. Even with a man short following Ramandeep's injury in the Champions Trophy, the Indian forward line performed admirably against the best teams in the world which speaks volumes about the quality of the side.

Neither Ramandeep, nor SV Sunil (who is, currently the fastest player in the game) will be at Bhubaneswar, but even so, the Indian forward line has a menacing air to it thanks to the outrageous skill of Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, and the young Dilpreet.

Lalit appears to be in fine fettle, as does Simranjeet, and if Manpreet and Chinglensana can feed the men up front consistently, and advance as and when the gaps show up, the adversarial defence will be forced to be on their toes.

Edited by Raunak J