The Hero Honda Hockey World Cup on Saturday saw Indian players making every effort to improve their ranking and find place in the semi-final.

The day, however, remained in the favor of England players as they marked their victory in the Pool B through a commanding tally of 12 points.

The fourth successive win by England can prove dearly to India as the country is nearly unlikely to find third place in the Pool B. I

ndia has also a tough time ahead as Indian team would take on South Africa on Monday on its home turf.

South Africa had earlier registered a splendid victory by defeating Pakistan on Saturday to win 4-3. Indian players visibly put their full efforts almost throughout the first half with Sardar Singh's impressive performance.

England's defenders too gave a stiff competition with Ben Hawes Glenn Kirkham foiled all attempts of the rivals.

Sardar Singh's forward passes were stopped neatly by England's goalkeeper James Fair.

Sandeep and Diwakar managed to bag two penalty corners for India but they proved unfruitful.

At the same time, Shivendra Singh's robust performance excited the fully packed gallery of stadium in the first half.