NEW DELHI, Dec. 1 -- The Indian men's hockey team suffered a 0-1 loss in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup as Belgium picked up their first title at the six-team tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Sunday. Searching for their sixth title at the invitational competition, and first since 2010, a second-string Indian team fought hard but Thibeau Stockbroekx's 34th minute field goal was enough for the European side to lift their first crown at the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium in two outings, the previous being in 2008 when they finished sixth out of seven teams. In the league stage, India had beaten South Korea (1-0), hosts Malaysia (4-3), New Zealand (3-2) and Canada (14-3) but had lost to the 2023 World Cup silver medallists (2-3). In what was a tight game against the world No.3 outfit, the Sanjay-led Indian team entered the Belgian striking circle only thrice in the entire match and earned three penalty corners (PC) but failed to convert any of them. Belgium, on the other hand, had six short corners, wasting all of them, but converted one of their five circle penetrations early in the third quarter. When India felt the need to put on the pressure on their opponents, it was Belgium who maintained the lion's share of possession in the second half of the match, earning four short corners in the final quarter to keep India under pressure....