Goals by Alexander Hendrickx (3'), and Maxime Plennevaux (17' & 26') that ensured Belgium's victory while goals by Vivek Sagar Prasad (15'), and Amit Rohidas (17') kept India in the hunt
Indian hockey team were quick to get off the blocks with debutant Raj Kumar Pal setting up a fantastic goal within 90 seconds of play
Ramandeep Singh scored the decisive goal for the home side in the 47th minute via a penalty corner to give world number four India a victory in front of a frenzied crowd at the Kalinga Stadium
After skipping the first edition of FIH Pro Hockey League in 2019, India made a dream debut at the League, collecting five points from the opening tie against the Netherlands hockey team.
Belgium on Wednesday arrived in Bhubaneshwar for the FIH Hockey Pro League matches, scheduled to be played on February 8 and 9 at the Kalinga Stadium.
The team which will be captained by Manpreet Singh along with Vice Captain Harmanpreet Singh and includes new comer Raj Kumar Pal
Raj Kumar Pal was impressive in his stint with the India Colts team in the past season when it won a silver medal at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia
Indian team made a dream debut at the FIH Pro League, beating world number three Netherlands 5-2 in the first tie of the double header
India are top of the FIH Hockey Pro League points table with five points from two game.
India rode on goals from Gurjant Singh (1'), Rupinder Pal Singh (12', 46'), Mandeep Singh (34') and Lalit Upadhyay (36'). Jip Janssen (14') and Jeroen Hertzberger (28') scored for the Dutch.
We had a very good start and of course, every coach wants the start like that where the first press works and we get a goal, says India head coach Graham Reid
Indian hockey team are going to debut in the FIH Hockey Pro League after opting out of the inaugural edition
This will be India's debut in the FIH Pro League after having missed the first edition
The team which will be led by Manpreet Singh and dragflick sensation Harmanpreet Singh as Vice-Captain
He will again wear the India colours at the FIH Hockey Pro League after a year-long break due to the injury.
The player from Manipur sustained a fracture on his right ankle during the 9th senior men's national championship where he had led his team to the title.
Chinglensana made a comeback to the team after a year-long hiatus due to an injury, while Sumit returned to the squad after recovering from a wrist injury
After having skipped the inaugural edition of the Pro League last year, India will take on the Netherlands in their first leg of event in Bhubaneswar on January 18 and 19
After skipping the inaugural edition of the Pro League, India are set to make their debut in the event against the Netherlands on January 18 and 19 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
The matches against India are a very important opener, says The Netherlands chief coach Max Caldas