# Harmanpreet defends India’s penalty corner reliance 2026-08-16T18:05:55+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet India captain Harmanpreet Singh has dismissed concerns about the team's over-reliance on penalty corners after all three goals in the 3-1 World Cup win over Wales came from the set piece. Harmanpreet scored twice from dragflicks, taking his international tally to 254, while Sanjay Rana added the third. The skipper defended his forwards despite the lack of field goals, saying the team is creating chances and scoring. The Hindu reports that 85.43% of Harmanpreet's 254 goals have come from penalty corners. The report notes that when his PC conversion dipped during the Pro League, India struggled, finishing eighth. In 14 matches against top-seven teams in that campaign, India converted only eight of 39 short corners. Harmanpreet said the team is not going to overthink and is focused on winning the World Cup. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Harmanpreet Singh, India, World Cup Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/harmanpreet-defends-indias-penalty-corner-reliance/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/harmanpreet-defends-indias-penalty-corner-reliance/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/