Captain Harmanpreet Singh and Varun Kumar scored two goals each as three-time champions and hosts India opened their campaign in the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) hockey tournament with a 7-2 win over China here on Thursday. With a big win. Captain Harmanpreet (5th and 8th minutes) and Varun (19th and 30th minutes) scored twice each from penalty corners, while Sukhjit Singh (15th minute), Akashdeep Singh (16th minute) and Mandeep Singh (16th minute) scored for India at the Major Radhakrishnan Stadium. 40th minute) scored one goal each.
