India defeated France 4-3 in the keenly-contested first hockey Test at the National Institute of Sport, Paris. India led 2-1 in half time. India struck goals through Sandeep, who converted two penalty corners, Tushar Khandker and captain Rajpal Singh, while Fredric Soyez scored a hat trick for France in the first game of the three-match series on Sunday.High on confidence after their 2-0 series win over Belgium last week, the Indians began aggressively and took the lead in the 5th minute.