Rajgir, Aug. 28 -- Ahead of the starting of men's Asia Cup, Indian hockey skipper Harmanpreet Singh said that the mindset for the tournament will be to "play smartly" and maintain the "energy, plan and structure" well.

India will kickstart its Asia Cup hockey campaign against China on August 29. The final will be played on September 7. The Men in Blue are a prolific presence in the tournament, having won it thrice in 2003, 2007 and 2017 and finishing as runners-up five times. They are featured in Pool A alongside Japan, China and Kazakhstan.

Speaking ahead in the pre-tournament presser, Harmanpreet said, "The preparations were very good. We had a camp for a month, and then we went to Australia. We have done a lot of things that we wante...