India, Dec. 5 -- The Indian team held their nerves to beat Belgium 2-2 (4-3) via a penalty shootout in a high-octane quarter-final at the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup in Chennai on Friday.

Goalkeeper Princedeep Singh was the Player-of-the-Match with some incredible saves in the shootout that brought back memories of his coach PR Sreejesh, the former custodian of the Indian senior team.

Princedeep was extremely effective in regulation time too, keeping Belgium at bay, particularly in the third quarter when they won back-to-back penalty corners.

"Have learnt a lot from Sreejesh and the confidence is up (after) watching him, learning from him. It was a sensational match and the crowd support in Chennai has been incredible," said Prin...