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Little known Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday handed over to India their third consecutive defeat in the netball event and went out of medal contention in the Commonwealth Games.
The home team’s nightmare on the court continued as they tamely surrendered 26-77 to the aggressive Caribbeans at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex.
As usual,a shoddy performance by the Indian attack which has managed just 70 goals in three games so far contributed to the loss.
The defence,however,showed some signs of improvement and conceded 77 goals,five fewer than yesterday’s match against Malawi.
“We need to improve on defence because we are playing against aggressive teams. We also lack in aggression,” Indian coach Panchali Tatke said after the match.
Indian player Leela Hesaraghat blamed lack of coordination among players for the loss and said they needed to come out with smarter tactics in every match.
“We need to improve on our energy levels,our coordination could be better and we need to improve on our tactics in each game,” Leela said.
India now face Samoa and Jamaica in their remaining group A matches and,with the kind of form both these teams have shown in the tournament,it is highly unlikely that the hosts would register a consolation win.
