New Delhi: Just four days ahead of the opening day of the Hero Junior World Cup Men 2013, the junior team of the Indian Junior Hockey team was seen practicing with great vigor during their training session at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.

Speaking on his performance for the upcoming tournament, Mid fielder Imran Khan said, “I am 100% ready for the game here on Friday and am looking forward to play against the Netherlands team. We have the advantage of playing at home ground but will also have an added pressure of meeting crowd expectations. But we will focus on the game at hand and give our best shot during every match. There is no single team which poses a huge challenge for us and we will take each game on hand and play good hockey. The team has worked very hard on the short corners and the penalty corners and we will strive to convert every possible corner into a goal”.

Coach Gregg Clark said, “We have a very talented young team which has practiced very hard in their penalty shootouts. Each one is aware of one’s strength and they utilize that to the best of their ability. I am sure playing this international tournament will be very enriching for the entire team and am confident that players from this team will soon be seen representing the senior team”.