NEW DELHI, Oct. 27 -- Having successfully defended their Asian Games gold for the first time this month, the Indian men's team is expected to extend the hold on the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) as international hockey makes a return to Punjab after 17 years. Having last hosted the Punjab Gold Cup in 2009, the state rich in hockey talent has now picked Jalandhar and Mohali to host the tournament, to be played from October 27 to November 5. It pits the continent's top six teams (barring Pakistan, who pulled out) - India, Japan, China, Malaysia, South Korea and Bangladesh. India enter the ACT high on momentum from Japan's Kakamigahara, where they won all seven matches. India also won the Asia Cup last year in Rajgir. Under chief coach Craig Fu...