India, Sept. 26 -- Hardik Singh took a swipe at the Pakistan hockey team, asserting that there is no real competition between India and their traditional rivals, and emphasising the Men in Blue's dominance in recent encounters. The Indian hockey team has shown some tremendous growth in the last few years, bringing back the glory days in the sport. Harmanpreet Singh and Co. were recently crowned the Asian champions, which also helped them qualify for the next year's FIH World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands.

In recent years, India have firmly stamped its authority over Pakistan in hockey, going unbeaten in their last 10 meetings. Out of those clashes, India emerged victorious on eight occasions, while the remaining two ended in draws-u...