Replacements: More misses than hits

The issue of 8216;resting8217; experienced forwards and replacing them with greenhorns had come in for a lot of flak before the Indian team left for Pakistan. India have so far won one and drawn one of their five games, and the forwards should take a major share of the blame for India8217;s poor show. Uthra Ganesan reviews the performances of the young Indians, and compares them with their predecessors8230;

Adam Sinclair for Gagan Ajit Singh: Gagan is a tiger inside the box and inside the 8216;D8217;, scores more often than not. Sinclair can usually be counted on to do the exact opposite; his trapping is poor, his nose for goal is questionable

Arjun Halappa for Prabhjot Singh: The only replacement that seems to be working. Prabhjot was known for his speed down the flanks. Halappa has not done badly, though he still needs to improve his trapping and deflections

Sandeep Michael for Deepak Thakur: Thakur may not be as talented as Prabhjot or Gagan, but has long been very effective. Sandeep appears competent, but only in patches. He has a long way to go before reaching Deepak8217;s ability

The Other: Tushar Khandekar
Khandekar has proved his class but needs to polish his game further. He has impressed here, and has set up chances galore for the rest