The Indian men’s hockey team continued its dominance Pakistanbeating their rivals 4-3 in an FIH Pro League match at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Center in London on Tuesday.India, coming into the match on the back of two stunning wins against Holland and Germany, were certainly the better team and deservedly emerged victorious.However, they were in for a major shock when Pakistan scored the opening goal in front of a packed crowd. It came from a penalty corner in the eighth minute when Ahmad Nadeem found the net for a variation that took the Indian defense completely by surprise.India responded strongly, scoring four goals through Abhishek (22′), Nilakanta Sharma (24′), Sukhjeet Singh (40′) and Rajinder Singh (52′) to seemingly put the game out of Pakistan’s reach.Pakistan, however, was not ready to give up. They upped the ante, pushed India back and reduced the deficit in the 53rd minute when captain Abu Mahmood scored from a penalty corner through the legs of goalkeeper Suraj Karkera. Karkera, who otherwise had a good game, would have been disappointed not to maintain that effort.The action continued to swing from one end of the pitch to the other, and India even had a chance to score after winning a penalty corner. They failed to convert but Pakistan made it their tally in the final minute when Moin Shakeel scored from the rebound after the visitors won their eighth penalty corner of the match.The win helped India extend their unbeaten run against Pakistan, which stretched back to 2016 when the men in blue lost the South. Asian games final at Guwahati. The two teams meet again on Friday, and India will be keen to maintain that record.Before that, India face England in what should prove a sterner test. Pakistan, meanwhile, will take on the hosts on Wednesday, although their fate is already sealed. With 13 consecutive defeats and no points, they are ready to be relegated from the Pro League. India, on the other hand, have 13 points from other matches.Despite the win, there were some areas of concern for coach Craig Fulton, notably the failure to convert any of India’s 11 penalty kicks and the tendency to concede easy PCs late in the match – something that also happened against Germany.What will please Fulton, however, is how clinical his players were in the circle. The goals they scored were splendid, with Abhishek and Sukhjeet’s strikes in particular worthy of any highlight reel.Now one can only wait to see if India can reproduce this goal scoring performance against England as well.