Ipoh, Malaysia: Stung by the shocking draw against debutants Egypt in the opening match of the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament, India will have to pull up their socks and come out all guns blazing against in-form Malaysia in their second round robin encounter here tomorrow.

India, eight-time Olympic champions, put up a shoddy performance against newcomers Egypt, conceding a last-gasp goal to settle for a 2-2 on Sunday.

On the contrary, the hosts confidence is sky high after registering back-to-back victories in the five-nation tournament.

Malaysia scampered past Pakistan 3-2 on Sunday before outplaying Egypt 4-1 yesterday and a win tomorrow will seal their place in the final, leaving India, New Zealand and Egypt to slug out for the other spot.

Pakistan, the other team in the event, has already been ruled out of the summit clash after they slumped to their second successive defeat yesterday.

India could end up joining Pakistan on the sidelines if they don't win tomorrow's all-important tie as even a draw won't help their cause because New Zealand will take on lowly Egypt in the other match.

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