India, Sept. 21 -- Young striker Deepika Sehrawat slammed in a record-shattering eight goals as the Indian women's hockey team hammered lowly Uzbekistan 19-0 in its opening Pool B match to make a flying start at the Asian Games, here on Sunday.

It was expected to be a one-sided affair and it turned out exactly that way as Uzbekistan defence had no answer to India's relentless attacks.

The gulf between the two sides was evident throughout and it rained goals from India, with the 22-year-old Deepika leading the way by striking in the 8th, 22nd, 25th, 33rd, 36th, 38th, and 41st, 54th minutes. This was the best performance by an Indian woman player in a single Asian Games match. The rising drag-flick specialist has been in good form since c...