{"id":13395,"date":"2013-02-09T03:24:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T03:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=13395"},"modified":"2013-02-09T03:24:24","modified_gmt":"2013-02-09T03:24:24","slug":"hil-ranchi-rhinos-begin-favourites-against-wizards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=13395","title":{"rendered":"HIL: Ranchi Rhinos begin favourites against Wizards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-12470\" style=\"margin: 4px; float: left;\" alt=\"Ranchi-Rhinos-team-practice\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ranchi-Rhinos-team-practice.jpg\" height=\"162\" width=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ranchi-Rhinos-team-practice.jpg 260w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ranchi-Rhinos-team-practice-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><strong>Ranchi, 8 February 2013:<\/strong> Second place Ranchi Rhinos would look to ride the wave of home support when they take on the unpredictable Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the second semi-final of the inaugural Hero Hockey India League at Birsa Munda Astroturf Hockey Stadium on Saturday.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The Birsa Munda stadium here has witnessed the best turnout of spectators throughout the tournament and the vociferous crowd support in the semifinal would only add to the confidence level of their team.<br \/>\n<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Apart from the two matches against Delhi Waveriders, which they lost, the hosts have been dominant in all their home games and have not conceded more than one goal per match against any other team.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cHome ground and home crowd are our advantages. Players get great energy from the crowd. It\u2019s a must win game, and it would be challenging,\u201d Rhinos\u2019 coach Gregg Clark said. \u201cWe would look at all our players, would analyse our recent games and take points from it,\u201d he added.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The Rhinos midfield has a settled look from the start of the tournament and their ability to break down opposition\u2019s moves effectively has contributed to the team\u2019s defensive steel.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The goal scoring form of young Mandeep Singh (8) and the improvement in their penalty corner conversion ratio means the Wizards would have no respite at any end. \u201cWe played a little easy in our last few games, to keep ourselves fresh. Most of the guys are 100% fit, and one can expect another game from us in our typical Rhinos style,\u201d skipper Moritz Fuerste said.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>While the Rhinos have little to worry about on the tactical and formation front, the hosts would be wondering which side of the unpredictable Wizards turns out on Saturday.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The Wizards have been one of the most inconsistent sides in the tournament and had struggled to make through to the last four stage. But every time they had their backs to the wall, the team came up with a performance worthy of champions and their 4-1 victory over league leaders Delhi Waveriders in the last league encounter would have given them the confidence that they can go the distance in the inaugural edition.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cWe had a wonderful last night. It was Delhi Waveriders\u2019 first defeat of the tournament, and obviously we are very positive now. We need to go into semi-final with a positive momentum,\u201d Wizards\u2019 skipper Raghunath said. \u201cBut then, it\u2019s semi-final. Ranchi is a good side. Tomorrow, it would be a tough contest. And the team that plays better on the day would make it to the final.\u201d Raghunath added.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Whether they will achieve that feat would depend on how well they keep their focus and play as a unit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-12470\" style=\"margin: 4px; float: left;\" alt=\"Ranchi-Rhinos-team-practice\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ranchi-Rhinos-team-practice.jpg\" height=\"162\" width=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ranchi-Rhinos-team-practice.jpg 260w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ranchi-Rhinos-team-practice-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><strong>Ranchi, 8 February 2013:<\/strong> Second place Ranchi Rhinos would look to ride the wave of home support when they take on the unpredictable Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the second semi-final of the inaugural Hero Hockey India League at Birsa Munda Astroturf Hockey Stadium on Saturday.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The Birsa Munda stadium here has witnessed the best turnout of spectators throughout the tournament and the vociferous crowd support in the semifinal would only add to the confidence level of their team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hockey-hockey"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>HIL: Ranchi Rhinos begin favourites against Wizards - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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