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India's captain Harmanpreet Singh, second left, Jugraj Singh, centre, Nilakanta Sharma, left, and others celebrate after winning the men's semifinal hockey match between India and Pakistan, at the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Kakamigahara, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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India's captain Harmanpreet Singh, 13, Mandeep Singh, 11, and Manpreet Singh, 7, being congratulated by Pakistan's Ammad Butt, 16, after winning the men's semifinal hockey match between India and Pakistan, at the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Kakamigahara, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. India's Nilakanta Sharma, 18, is also seen. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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Pakistan's Hannan Shahid, 9, celebrates a goal with Nadeem Ahmad, 14, Zikriya Hayat, 10, and Ghazanfar Ali, 15, during a men's semifinal hockey match between India and Pakistan, at the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Kakamigahara, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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India's Sukhjeet Singh, 34, celebrates a goal with captain Harmanpreet Singh, 13, and others during a men's semifinal hockey match between India and Pakistan, at the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Kakamigahara, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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India's Sukhjeet Singh, 34, celebrates a goal with teammates during a men's semifinal hockey match between India and Pakistan, at the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Kakamigahara, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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India's Shilanand Lakra, 99, and Abhishek, 5, vie for the ball with Pakistan's Ammad Butt, 16, during a men's semifinal hockey match between India and Pakistan, at the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Kakamigahara, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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India's Sumit, 17, vies for the ball during a men's semifinal hockey match between India and Pakistan, at the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Kakamigahara, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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India's Shilanand Lakra, 99, and Abhishek, 5, reacts during a men's semifinal hockey match between India and Pakistan, at the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Kakamigahara, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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India's Abhishek, 5, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during a men's semifinal hockey match between India and Pakistan, at the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Kakamigahara, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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India's Sukhjeet Singh, right, vies for ball control with Pakistan's Ahmad Nadeem during the men's hockey semi-final match between India and Pakistan at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, in Kakamigahara, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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India's Rajinder Singh, in red, carries the ball during a men's semifinal hockey match between India and Pakistan, at the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Kakamigahara, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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India's Vivek Sagar Prasad, right, jostles for possession of the ball with Pakistan's Rehman Abdul during the men's hockey semi-final match between India and Pakistan at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, in Kakamigahara, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
