Indian Men's Hockey team will figure in the prestigious Asian Champions Trophy which starts in Kuantan, Malaysia today. On the opening day, India begins its campaign against Japan. The match is scheduled at 6 p.m. Indian Standard Time. In the other encounter today , hosts Malaysia will take on defending champions Pakistan. In this six nations tournament, Asian Games Gold medalist Indian team is a hot favourite. By virtue of their Asian Games gold medal, India were the only Asian team to feature in the Rio Olympics and their preliminary pool victory over eventual Olympic gold medalists Argentina was the highlight of the PR Sreejesh-led side.