India next play Bangladesh on October 15 in Kolkata.
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The result (0-0) meant that India registered a point.
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Gurpreet's solid display between the sticks continued in the second half as well.
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The second half saw India opening up a bit and they were seeing more of the opposition goal than the first half but still couldn't get a clear goal-bound shot.
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But India defended brilliantly and didn't give space to the speedy Qatari players.
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Qatar, ranked 62nd in the world, had many shots on Indian goal.
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Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was a busy man as he was called into action several times but he remained unbeaten.
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