Asian Champions Trophy brings Indian hockey back to Punjab heartland

The Asian Champions Trophy opens on Tuesday at Jalandhar's Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium, giving many current India players their first international match in home state Punjab. More than half the squad, led by Harmanpreet Singh, hails from Punjab. 1968 Olympic bronze medallist Balbir Singh Kular, a guest at the opening, called it 'better late than never'.