Bhubaneswar, Jan. 15 -- Former Olympian and Odisha hockey star Lazarus Barla feels that penalty corner conversion, penetration in the 'D' area and consistency are some of the key areas in which the Indian team has to improve in the crucial encounter against England in the FIH Odisha Men's Hockey World Cup at Birsa Munda stadium in Rourkela on Sunday.

"India played so well against Spain in their opening encounter. However, there is one area for improvement and that is definitely penalty corner conversions," said Barla.

"Against formidable teams like England, the margin for error is too little. Hence, India have to be extremely careful to grab the penalty corner chances with both the hands and convert them into goals to have an upper hand...